163 N.C. App. 58 - State v. Shue’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[t]he evil the legislature sought to prevent in this context was the defendant's performance of any immoral, improper, or indecent act in the presence of a child 'for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire.' Defendant's purpose for committing such act is the gravamen of this offense; the particular act performed is immaterial. It is important to note that the statute does not contain any language requiring a showing of intent to commit an unnatural sexual act. Nor is there any requirement that the State prove that a touching occurred. Rather, the State need only prove the taking of any of the described liberties for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Vidovich · 172 N.C. App. 308 - State v. Jones

2. “(a) A person is guilty of taking indecent liberties with children if, being 16 years of age or more and at least five years older than the child in question, he either: (1) Willfully takes or attempts to take any immoral, improper, or indecent liberties with any child of either sex under the age of 16 years for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire[.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Vidovich · 172 N.C. App. 308 - State v. Jones

3. “convinces them beyond a reasonable doubt of defendant's guilt.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 166 N.C. App. 762 - State v. TOSTER · 175 N.C. App. 796 - State v. Shue