State v. Blocker’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

71 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 71 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A person is justified in the use of force against an aggressor when and to the extent it appears to him and he reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend himself or another against such aggressor’s imminent use of unlawful force.””

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Stokes · State v. Hundley

2. ““. . . In our opinion, the instructions cover very adequately — and perhaps in much more detail than required — the essential elements of the age-old doctrine of self defense; the right of a person attacked to defend himself against serious personal harm and to use such force, but no greater, as reasonably appears to him to be necessary for that purpose, and in so acting the person attacked is justified.” (Emphasis added.)”

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

3. ““. . . [P] emission to endorse additional names on the information during trial rests within the sound discretion of the trial court, and its ruling will not be disturbed in the absence of abuse — the test being whether the defendant’s rights have been prejudiced.” (p. 188.)”

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