State v. Colvin’s Empirical Analysis

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43 state decisions

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1. “Subdivision 1. Definitions. As used in this section: (a) “child” .means a person 15 years of age or younger; (b) “sexual conduct” means sexual contact of. the individual’s primary genital area, sexual penetration as defined in section 609.341, or sexual performance as defined in section 617.246; and c) “solicit” means commanding, entreating, or attempting to persuade a specific person in person, by telephone, by letter,' or by computerized or other electronic means. Subd. 2. Prohibited act. A person 18 years of age or older who solicits a child or someone the person reasonably believes is a child to engage in sexual conduct with intent to engage in sexual conduct is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years, or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both. Subd. 3. Defenses. Mistake as to age is not a defense to a prosecution under this section.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Koenig · State v. Stahosky

2. “enters a building without consent and with intent to commit a crime, or enters a building without consent and commits a crime while in the building, either directly or as an accomplice ... if: .... (b) the burglar possesses, when entering or at any time while in the building, ... a dangerous weapon.”

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

3. “a court adjudicating a burglary charge based on a violation of an OFP must determine that the OFP violation constituted something more than mere entry into the home in order to support the burglary charge.”

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