DuFresne v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 25 state decisions

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

1. “(1) "Child abuse" means: (a) Intentional infliction of physical or mental injury upon a child; (b) An intentional act that could reasonably be expected to result in physical and mental injury to a child; or (c) Active encouragement of any person to commit an act that results or could reasonably be expected to result in physical or mental injury to a child. A person who knowingly or willfully abuses a child without causing great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement to the child commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (emphasis added).”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Coleman · SJC v. State

2. “an injury to the intellectual or psychological capacity of a child as evidenced by a discernable and substantial impairment in the ability to function within the normal range of performance and behavior.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Spencer v. United States · State v. Coleman

3. “is defined in section 39.01(30) and includes infliction of injury on a child physically, emotionally, or mentally. The court reasoned that: [t]he fact that these statutes have essentially the same underlying purpose, i.e., the protection of children, lends further support to our conclusion that . . . these provisions should be read in proper relation to one another. Furthermore, we note, the definition of”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Coleman · S.J.C. v. State