State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]f possession of homosexual pornography is not relevant to prove a person's sexual practices, then possession of heterosexual pornography is likewise not relevant for that purpose.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Scheetz · State v. Scheetz

2. “'[T]he central function of pornography is the creation or enhancement of sexual fantasy and/or arousal. That is, it presents bodies, behaviors, and situations in a way that is intended to sexually inspire or excite the viewer, regardless of whether such bodies, behaviors, and situations would be available or even desirable for the viewer to experience in real life.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Scheetz

3. “four prior sex offense convictions: two for aggravated indecent liberties with a child; one for aggravated criminal sodomy; and one for rape.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Fowler