State v. O'Hara’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “"The facts in this case would support jury findings that defendant had been lying in wait, in a location where only women would be, had tried to knock out or otherwise disable the victim, had tried to trap her in a bathroom stall and had threatened her to submit to him or face negative consequences ('you'd better'). Also, defendant had not waited for a victim who was carrying a purse and had not fled when this victim fought back. The jury could infer from those facts that defendant intended to commit a crime against the victim's person, as opposed to her property. The jury also could have inferred from defendant's verbalizations and actions-especially his attempts to force the victim to the floor-that defendant's goal was not simply to assault the victim, i.e. , the jury could infer that he intended to commit a [sexual assault]."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 290 Or. App. 244 - State v. Davis