Snider v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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32 state decisions

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1. “INSTRUCTION NUMBER 17 CHILD MOLESTING The crime of Child Molesting is defined by statute as follows: A person who, with a child under twelve (12) years of age performs or submits to sexual intercourse or deviate sexual conduct, commits Child Molesting, a Class B felony. However, the offense is a Class A felony if it is committed by using or threatening the use of deadly force, or while armed with a deadly weapon. To convict the defendant of child molesting the State must have proved each of the following elements: 1. (a) the defendant performed or submitted to sexual intercourse. (or) (b) the defendant performed or submitted to deviate sexual conduct; 2. With a child under twelve years of age. If the State failed to prove each of these elements beyond a reasonable doubt, the defendant should be found not guilty. If the State did prove each of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt, then you should find the defendant guilty of Child Molesting, a Class B felony. If you further find beyond a reasonable doubt that the Child Molesting was (a) committed by using, (or) (b) threatening the use of deadly force, then you should find the defendant guilty of Child Molesting, a Class A felony.”

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