State v. Vogt’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 9 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the exposing of a child to sexual activity” while excluding”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Perry · State v. Payne

2. “(1) A person is guilty of lewdness involving a child if the person under circumstances not amounting to rape of a child, object rape of a child, sodomy upon a child, sexual abuse of a child, or an attempt to commit any of these offenses, performs an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy, exposes his or her genitals or private parts, masturbates, engages in trespassory voyeurism, or performs any other act of gross lewdness, under circumstances which he or she should know will likely cause affront or alarm, to, on, or in the presence of another who is under 14 years of age. (2) Lewdness involving a child is a class A misdemeanor.”

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

3. “The mens rea necessary to be convicted of sexual abuse of a child under section 76-5-404.1 requires the defendant to act “with intent to cause substantial emotional or bodily pain to any person or with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person.... ” Id. On the other hand, the mens rea necessary to be convicted of lewdness involving a child under section 76-9-702.5 requires the defendant act “under circumstances which he or she should know will likely cause affront or alarm....” Id.”

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