People v. Hansen’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. “(d) The actor commits the offense as a part of a pattern of sexual abuse as described in s%ibsection (1) of this section. No specific date or time must be alleged for the pattern of sexual abuse; except that the acts constituting the pattern of sexual abuse must have been committed within ten years prior to the offense charged in the information or indictment. The offense charged in the information or indictment shall constitute one of the incidents of sexual contact involving a child necessary to form a pattern of sexual abuse as defined in section 18-3-401(2.5). (emphasis added)”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Hoefer · People v. Luman

2. “(1) Whether spontaneously; the statement was made (2) whether the statement was made while the child was still upset or in pain from the alleged abuse; (3) whether the language of the statement was likely to have been used by a child the age of the declarant; (4) whether the allegation was made in response to a leading question; (5) whether either the child or the hearsay witness had any bias against the defendant or any motive for lying; (6) whether any other event occurred between the time of the abuse and the time of the statement which could account for the contents of the statement; (7) whether more than one person heard the statement; and (8) the general character of the child.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. People v. Underwood

3. “In order to find a pattern of sexual abuse, you must unanimously agree that either of the following [has] been proved beyond a reasonable doubt. 1. The defendant committed all of the incidents of sexual contact with the vie-tim described by the evidence occurring between September 1, 1997, and April 8, 1999. 2. The defendant committed two or more incidents of sexual contact with the victim described by the evidence occurring between September 1, 1997, and April 8, 1999. The jurors must unanimously agree that the same two or more incidents occurred.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. People v. Honeysette