Patterson v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
16
cited by 16 later decisions
1
states following
May 2019
most recently cited
1 federal appellate · 15 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Deck v. State · Moss v. State · State v. Simmons · Love v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“The requisite threat of physical force may be implied from the fact that the defendant displayed a weapon, engaged in behavior that gave the appearance that he was armed, or used of [sic] phrases like, “This is a holdup,” or that it is a “stickup.” Furthermore, it does not matter whether the defendant is capable of inflicting the physical harm threatened upon the victim. For example, it is enough that “the robber flourishes a harmless imitation pistol or falsely pretends to be pointing a pistol supposedly concealed in his pocket.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.