State v. Ferguson’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
September 2012
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Miranda v. State of Arizona Vignera · State v. Walker · State v. Walden · State v. Churchill · State v. Walker
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[I]t can never be reasonable to use a deadly weapon in a deadly manner unless the person attacked had reasonable grounds to fear death or great bodily harm.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Slaughter · State v. Prado“[w]henever used by a party about to be injured, or by another lawfully aiding him or her, in preventing or attempting to prevent an offense against his or her person . . . in case the force is not more than is necessary.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Slaughter
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.