State v. Melton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “23. Defendant shall not have contact with any individual under the age of 18 unless accompanied by an appropriately trained, responsible adult who is aware of the Defendant's sexual conviction and is approved by the Probation & Parole Officer and sex offender treatment provider. The Defendant shall sign a "No Contact" contract and abide by all conditions of the contract. 24. Defendant shall not frequent places where children congregate unless accompanied by an appropriately trained, responsible adult who is aware of the Defendant's sexual conviction and approved by the Probation & Parole Officer and sex offender treatment provider. This includes, but is not limited to, schools, parks, playgrounds, malls, movies, fairs, parades, swimming pools, carnivals, arcades, parties, family functions, holiday festivities, or any other place or function where children are present or reasonably expected to be present. Defendant shall obtain permission from his/her probation/parole officer prior to going to any of the above places. ... 30. The Defendant's chaperone/supervisor must sign a statement of responsibility and be approved by both the Probation & Parole Officer and the treatment provider. 31. The Defendant shall not be involved in any type of employment, service or recreational pursuit that involves the supervision of children. Under no circumstances should the Defendant be in a position of power and authority over children. ... 33. The Defendant's residence, changes and any co-habi”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Montana v. Mehan