2011 UT App 96 - State v. Watkins’s Empirical Analysis

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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. “The evidence indicated that [the defendant] kissed Child wetly on the side of her head for approximately three minutes and that [the defendant] pinched and rubbed her buttocks for approximately two minutes. It was reasonable for the jury to infer from these facts that [the defendant] intended to arouse or gratify his sexual desire, and there is not an alternative explanation for [the defendant's} actions such that reasonable minds must have entertained a reasonable doubt as to [the defendant's] intent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2011 UT App 396 - State v. BHAG SINGH

2. “(internal quotation marks omitted)). Thus, counsel's failure to dispute the jury instruction's definition of a cohabitant raises possible concerns about his effectiveness. 3 . Our conclusion that the State is required to prove both that the defendant occupied a position of authority and was able to exercise undue influence over the victim likewise accords with the rule of lenity. The rule of lenity applies”

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

3. “Although a person may live somewhere temporarily, if he dwells there continuously and he treats the place as his home, he may be considered a resident of the place for purposes of determining whether he is a cobabitant of other individuals living there.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2012 UT App 264 - State v. Bryant