State v. Gupta’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

47 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 47 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[Sarah S.] did not feel compelled, as did the other girls, to cultivate or continue a relationship with the defendant following the abuse because of his ability to assist her in obtaining a college softball scholarship. Therefore, it cannot be inferred logically that, if the defendant was guilty of the charged and uncharged offenses involving Julia S., Kristin C. and Kaitlyn M., he also must have been guilty of the charged offenses involving Sarah S.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 178 Conn. App. 147 - State v. Eddie N. C.

2. “to engage in the type of aberrant and compulsive criminal sexual behavior with which he ... [was] charged.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Devon D.

3. “need not be so unusual and distinctive as to be like a signature....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Devon D.