State v. LB’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “According to the plain language of RCW 9A.16.020(3), a person has a right to use force to defend himself against danger of injury, "in case the force is not more than is necessary." The term "great bodily harm" places too high of a standard for one who tries to defend himself against a danger less than great bodily harm but that still threatens injury. Where the defendant raises a defense of self-defense for use of nondeadly force, WPIC 17.04 is not an accurate statement of the law because it impermissibly restricts the jury from considering whether the defendant reasonably believed the battery at issue would result in mere injury.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Woods · State v. Woods

2. “In doing so, the Committee lifted language from the Miller opinion that referred to danger of great bodily harm (rather than danger of injury) and inserted it into WPIC 17.04.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Kyllo

3. “in case the force is not more than is necessary.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Woods