State v. Cox’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) [Defendant knew each victim; (2) defendant had noneonsensual intercourse, at each victim’s home, while the victims’ boyfriends or husbands were not home; (3) defendant was uninvited and began the assaults soon after entering the home; (4) defendant [lay] on top of the victims; (5) defendant did not completely remove his clothing or the victims’ clothing, and in each instance, attempted to kiss the victim on the face and neck; and (6) defendant left the premises after completing the assault.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Doporto · 171 Md. App. 223 - Hurst v. State

2. “are common to many assault or rape cases and are not peculiarly distinctive of [the] defendant's conduct”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hildreth · State v. Marchet

3. “During the trial, evidence has been received that the Defendant was engaged in other crimes, wrongs or acts in connection with his arrest in Provo, Utah on April 29, 1989. Under the Rules of Evidence of the State of Utah, you are instructed and cautioned that such evidence is not to be considered by you for the purpose of proving that he acted in conformity therewith in connection with the incident which is the subject matter of this trial. However, such evidence is admissible and may be considered by you for other purposes, including proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident.”

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