136 So. 3d 98 - State v. Sparkman’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. “(1) When committed in self-defense by one who reasonably believes that he is in imminent- danger of losing his life or receiving great bodily harm and that the killing is necessary to save himself from that danger,”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Thompson · 184 So. 3d 164 - State v. Garrison

2. “A person who is the aggressor or who brings on a difficulty cannot claim the right of self-defense unless he withdraws from the conflict in good faith and in such a manner that his adversary knows or should know his desire is to withdraw and discontinue the conflict.”

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