405 So. 2d 159 - Avant v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Although there was no testimony of violent physical compulsion, it is clear that the young complainant was in the hands of an adult male who completely overwhelmed him by strength. From the fact that appellant held the boy's leg when the boy tried to get away, the jury could reasonably infer that the 13 year old was subjected to physical force that overcame earnest resistance. (Emphasis added.) Id.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 494 So. 2d 705 - Parrish v. State · 475 So. 2d 893 - Richards v. State

2. “"Physical force that overcomes earnest resistance or a threat, expressed or implied, that places a person in fear of immediate death or serious physical injury to himself or another person."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 494 So. 2d 705 - Parrish v. State · 475 So. 2d 893 - Richards v. State

3. “"(a) A person commits the crime of sexual abuse in the first degree if: (1) He subjects another person to sexual contact by forcible compulsion; or . . ."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 475 So. 2d 893 - Richards v. State