State v. Peirano’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) Defendant's abuse of both Sister and Victim were reported to have started around the same age, 9 years old; (2) Defendant repeatedly grabbed and fondled the chest/breasts of all three victims, and each victim described conduct consistent with Defendant grinding his penis against them; and (3) Defendant's conduct with Sister and Victim also included sexual activity involving the shower, and bizarre pseudo-medical explanations as to why he needed to touch victims' skin to help 'get warm' after oral surgery or help with his 'blood pressure'”

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

2. “It is well established that the victim and the conduct at issue need only be similar-not identical-to sustain the admission of uncharged misconduct evidence.”

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

3. “Defendant targeted young females to whom he had access because of familial relationships,”

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