State v. Gibson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(3) “Sexual contact” means any touching of the genitals or anus of any person, or the breast of any female person, or any such touching through the clothing, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire of any person.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Fields · State v. Brydon

2. “* * * * * * (2) “ ‘Deviate sexual intercourse’ means any sexual act involving the genitals of one person and the mouth, tongue, hand or anus of another person .... ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Smith · State v. Brydon

3. ““(1) present understanding of, or intelligence to understand, on instruction, an obligation to speak the truth; (2) sufficient mental capacity at the time of the occurrence to observe and to register such occurrence; (3) memory sufficient to retain an independent recollection of the observations made; and (4) capacity to translate into words the memory of such observations.””

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