State v. Edwards’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “As to Count IV, if you find and believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt: First, that - between and including June 26, 2004, and June 4, 2006, in the County of Jackson, State of Missouri, the defendant enticed or lured [the victim] by showing her pornographic photographs and/or discussing sexuality with her, and Second, that the defendant did so for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct with [the victim], and, Third, that at that time [the victim] was a child less than fifteen years of age, and, Fourth, it was the defendant’s purpose to have sexual conduct with a person less than fifteen years of age,. and, Fifth, that the defendant was twenty-one years of age or older, then you will find the defendant guilty under Count IV of Enticement of a Child under this instruction. However, unless you find and believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt each and all of these propositions, you must find the defendant not guilty of that offense. As used in this instruction, “sexual conduct” means sexual intercourse, deviate and sexual intercourse of sexual contact. As used in this instruction, the term “sexual intercourse” means any penetration, however slight, of the female sex organ by the male sex organ, whether or not an emission results. As used in this instruction, the term “deviate sexual intercourse” means any act involving the genitals of one person and the hand, mouth, tongue, or anus of another person or a sexual act involving the penetration, however sl”

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

2. “the particular criminal act on which it will rely to support the charge” or the verdict director must specifically describe”

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