State v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “(1) It is given by a person who is legally incompetent to authorize the conduct alleged; or (2) It is given by a person who by reason of youth, mental disease, disorder, or defect, or intoxication is manifestly unable or known by the defendant to be unable to make a reasonable judgment as to the nature or harmfulness of the conduct alleged; or (3) It is given by a person whose consent is sought to be prevented by the law defining the offense; or (4) It is induced by force, duress, or deception. The burden is upon the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the complaining witness did not consent to the conduct alleged or the result thereof. If the prosecution fails to meet its burden, then you must find the defendant not guilty.”

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

2. “[a] person commits the offense of sexual assault in the first degree if: ... The person knowingly subjects another person to an act of sexual penetration by strong compulsion!.]” (Enumeration omitted.) HRS § 707-700 defines”

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

3. “absence of consent, or a threat, express or implied, that places a person in fear of public humiliation, property damage, or financial loss.” According to HRS § 707-700,”

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