Felix v. State’s Empirical Analysis

1851

Citation profile

cited by 39 later decisions

states following

May 2003

most recently cited

39 state decisions

How this case has been cited

Cited by 39 later decisions — most recently May 2003 · most notably Caldwell v. State (1919), Eiland v. State (1875)

39 state decisions

Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.

Relationships

Relies on Pierson v. State

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

“"It is laid down by the most approved authors on criminal law, that 'words of reproach, how grievous soever, are not a provocation sufficient to free the party killing from the charge of murder, and neither are provoking actions and questions, without an assault.' — Roscoe's Cr. Ev., 683, marg.; Fost. 290; 1 Hawk.Pl. Cr. chap. 31, § 33; 1 Hale, 455. Mr. Russell says, 'no affront by bare words or gestures, however false and malicious, and aggravated with the most provoking circumstances, will free the party killing from the guilt of murder.' — 1 Russ. 434-5; Whart.Crim.Law, 234, and cases cited in note y.; see also, Archb.Cr.Pl. 417, marg. page."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
e.g. 610 So. 2d 1238 - Speake v. State
“‘ ‘ We_ think this places the rule upon sensible and intelligible ground, and we feel no hesitation in adopting it.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
e.g. Apodaca v. State
“The good character of the party accused, satisfactorily established by competent witnesses is an ingredient”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
e.g. 22 Ala. App. 444 - Garrison v. State

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.