State v. Petitpas’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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. “In August, 2006, the fifteen year old victim 1 lived with her mother, her mother's boyfriend, her brother and the defendant. One day in October, 2006, after the defendant had moved out of the victim's residence, he visited the victim at her residence and forced her to engage in oral and vaginal intercourse. Approximately one month later, the victim reported the incident to her school psychologist, which led to a police investigation. During the investigation, the police discovered at the defendant's residence a stolen motorcycle that had its vehicle identification number removed. The defendant was arrested and charged with ten counts in three separate informations that were later consolidated for trial ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 183 Conn. App. 442 - State v. Petitpas

2. “In accordance with our policy of protecting the privacy interests of the victims of sexual abuse, we decline to identify the victim or others through whom the victim's identity may be ascertained. See General Statutes § 54-86e.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 183 Conn. App. 442 - State v. Petitpas

3. “[T]he jury reasonably could have concluded that the cumulative force of the evidence established guilt beyond a reasonable doubt ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 170 Conn. App. 185 - State v. Juan C.