724 So. 2d 392 - Lambert v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Sex crimes against children are furtive, secret events usually lacking evidence other than the conflicting testimony of the defendant and the victim. The only viable proof of motive, intent, plan, knowledge, identity or absence of mistake or accident may be the pattern of abuse suffered by others at the hands of the defendant.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Gore v. State · Young v. State

2. “admission of evidence of improper conduct with young girls besides that for which he was on trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 994 So. 2d 748 - Derouen v. State

3. “alleged prior acts of sexual misconduct with young girls other than M.D.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 805 So. 2d 599 - Earnest v. State