State v. Albert’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 2 district · 65 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 69 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'Sexual intercourse' means vaginal intercourse.... Penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete vaginal intercourse ... and does not require emission of semen. Penetration may be committed by an object manipulated by the actor into the genital or anal opening of the victim's body.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 179 Conn. App. 512 - State v. Anthony L. · 187 Conn. App. 725 - State v. Bumgarner-Ramos

2. “[a]ny person who (2) has contact with the intimate parts, as defined in section 53a-65, of a child under the age of sixteen years or subjects a child under sixteen years of age to contact with the intimate parts of such person, in a sexual and indecent manner likely to impair the health or morals of such child ... shall be guilty of ... a class B felony ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 179 Conn. App. 512 - State v. Anthony L.

3. “Opening is defined in common usage as something that is open .... Open, in turn, is defined as spread out: unfolded: having the parts or surfaces laid back in an expanded position: not drawn together, folded, or contracted .... We previously noted that the labia majora are defined as the outer fatty folds bounding the vulva....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 187 Conn. App. 725 - State v. Bumgarner-Ramos