218 So. 2d 883 - Harrell v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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

1. “A person may be guilty only of manslaughter or justifiable homicide when slaying another even though the accused is mad and is bearing ill will toward his adversary at the time of the killing, if the act is done while resisting an attempt of the latter "to do any unlawful act, or after such attempt shall have failed," if such anger or ill will is engendered by the particular circumstances of the unlawful act then being attempted, or the commission of which is then thwarted, and is nonexistent prior thereto. Each case must depend upon its own facts and circumstances.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 724 So. 2d 1007 - Wade v. State · 748 So. 2d 771 - Wade v. State

2. “As we have said, the present case is close upon the facts as to the guilt or innocence of the accused. After carefully reviewing the whole record, we have concluded that while the evidence was sufficient to withstand appellant's motion that the jury be instructed peremptorily to return a verdict of not guilty, the conviction should be reversed and the case remanded for a new trial in order that another jury may pass upon appellant's guilt or innocence of unlawful homicide, and upon the grade of her offense, if found guilty.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wells v. State · 748 So. 2d 771 - Wade v. State

3. “to do any unlawful act, or after such attempt shall have failed,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 724 So. 2d 1007 - Wade v. State · 748 So. 2d 771 - Wade v. State