State v. Reyes’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The evidence was thus not offered to show a general propensity to be attracted sexually to young girls, but instead to demonstrate the nature of the defendant's relationship and feelings toward a specific individual.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 44 Kan. App. 2d 986 - State v. Hart · State v. Reynolds

2. “[a]bout half the states have developed a `lustful disposition' or `depraved sexual instinct' exception which allows evidence of prior sexual misconduct involving children to be admitted into evidence”

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

3. “has relevance on the underlying criminal charge because it shows the nature of the relationship between the alleged perpetrator and the victim.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 44 Kan. App. 2d 986 - State v. Hart