State v. Deleon.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Second, you must determine whether the force used was justified. The burden is on the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the force used by the defendant was not justified. If the prosecution does not meet its burden, then you must find the defendant not guilty. 3/ ...continue paroling authority; provided that persons who are repeat offenders under section 706-606.5 shall serve at least the applicable mandatory minimum term of imprisonment. 2 NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAII REPORTS OR THE PACIFIC REPORTER The first issue is: Did the defendant use”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Achuo

2. “[t]he use of deadly force is not justifiable if the defendant, with the intent of causing death or serious bodily injury, provoked the use of force against himself in the same encounter.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. DeLeon.

3. “Circuit Court's instruction on the use of deadly force in self-protection was prejudicially erroneous and misleading.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Achuo