D.M. v. State’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. “a touching of [genitalia] occurring between an adult and child could reasonably give rise to an inference of intent because there is 'no conceivable explanation for the circumstances ... other than to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. G.D.B. v. State

2. “no Utah authority for the proposition that an eleven-year-old cannot possess sexual intent as a matter of law, nor did [D.M.] present evidence below that eleven-year-olds in general-or himself in particular-are incapable of forming sexual intent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. G.D.B. v. State

3. “Although [G.D.B.] is correct that there was no direct evidence of his intent to gratify or arouse a sexual desire, intent is a state of mind, which is rarely susceptible of direct proof.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. G.D.B. v. State