93 Mass. App. Ct. 136 - Commonwealth v. Cruz’s Empirical Analysis

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7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the intentional, unjustified touching of private areas such as the breasts, abdomen, buttocks, thighs, and pubic area ... constitutes an indecent assault and battery.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 560 - Commonwealth v. Colon · Commonwealth v. Gomes

2. “that (1) the child was not yet fourteen years old at the time of the offense, (2) the defendant intentionally touched the child without legal justification or excuse, and (3) the touching was indecent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 560 - Commonwealth v. Colon

3. “Commonwealth v. Latimore , 378 Mass. 671 , 677, 393 N.E.2d 370 (1979) (quotation omitted). To sustain a conviction of indecent assault and battery on a child, the Commonwealth must prove”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 560 - Commonwealth v. Colon