State v. Garcia’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] reasonable basis for the jury to conclude”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Garcia · State v. Parkinson

2. “We are not concerned with the reasonableness, nor the credibility of the defendant's evidence relating to his claim of self-defense. Each party is, however, entitled to have the jury instructed on the law applicable to its theory of the case if there is any reasonable basis in the evidence to justify it.”

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

3. “1. That on or about June 30, 2010; 2. In Salt Lake County, State of Utah; 3. The Defendant, Yesha Anthony Garcia; 4. Attempted to cause the death of Keith ... ; and 5. The affirmative defense of imperfect self-defense does not apply. 5”

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