Fitzgerald v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “pornographic or sexually explicit materials”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Collins v. State · Foster v. State

2. “[T]he definition of "child pornography" found in the federal statute might be a useful tool in this endeavor. See 18 U.S.C. § 2256 (8). And the trial court might prohibit [the probationer] from possessing any materials that fall under the definition of "obscene matter." See Ind.Code § 35-49-2-1. But whatever the court decides, the condition should be narrowly tailored to the goals of protecting the public and promoting [the probationer's] rehabilitation.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Collins v. State · McVey v. State

3. “[c]onditions of probation which reduce the potential for access to potential victims are reasonable”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dowdell v. City of Jeffersonville · State v. Pollard