105 Ohio App. 3d 277 - State v. Elsass’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “strike[s] a proper balance between the need to place some restriction on the time period within which a criminal case may be brought, and the need to ensure that those who abuse children do not escape criminal responsibility for their actions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Cross, Unpublished Decision (12-30-2004)

2. “[f]or purposes of R.C. 2901.13 (F), the corpus delicti of crimes involving child abuse or neglect is discovered when a responsible adult, as listed in R.C. 2151.421 , has knowledge of both the act and the criminal nature of the act.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Cross, Unpublished Decision (12-30-2004)

3. “that, if there is testimony or evidence to demonstrate that the alleged victim is aware of the corpus delicti, or should be aware through reasonable diligence, then the statute of limitations begins to run.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Cross, Unpublished Decision (12-30-2004)