State v. Dunlap’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

39 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 39 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'Sexual contact' means any touching of an erogenous zone of another, including without limitation the thigh, genitals, buttock, pubic region, or, if the person is a female, a breast, for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying either person.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re D.S. · State v. Brand

2. “[t]here is no question that the victim's age is a strict-liability element of an R.C. 2907.05(A)(4) violation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Brand

3. “a mens rea of purpose in regard to the sexual contact between the defendant and the victim.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re D.S.