State v. Charles Mitchell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “). Motion for Judgment of Acquittal The defendant argues that the trial justice erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal on counts 4 and 5 of the indictment because Danielle did not testify that defendant touched her vagina in relation to those counts. Counts 4 and 5 were charged under § 11-37-8.3, which prohibits sexual contact with a person under the age of fourteen.”

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

2. “We have held on more than one occasion that, when a defendant is charged with second-degree molestation, similar incidents involving other victims are admissible to demonstrate the defendant's intent to sexually gratify.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. STATE v. Jesse S. PERRY.

3. “in sexual assault cases * * * a trial justice is required to issue a cautionary instruction to the jury regarding the limited use of Rule 404(b) evidence”

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