Caudill v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The judgment on the former appeal was reversed because the self-defense instruction embodied by the use of the word ‘escaping’ the idea that appellant, in order to avail himself of the right of self-defense, had ‘to retreat to the wall.’ On the second trial, the court eliminated the word ‘escaping*’ from the instruction and substituted in lieu thereof the word ‘avoiding.’ While it would have been better for the court to have followed the time-honored form of a self-defense instruction as may be found in Hobson on Instructions, sec. 758 et seq., it has been expressly held that the form in which the instruction was given and the use of the word ‘avoiding’ instead of ‘escaping’ is not erroneous, Connor v. Commonwealth, 118 Ky. 497 , 81 S. W. 259 , 26 Ky. Law Rep. 398 . The court complied with the orders of this court on the former appeal as to what should be embodied in this instruction concerning appellant’s right of defense of his habitation. If he wished to have that elaborated, he should have so requested on the former appeal. Failing in that, he cannot now complain of the instruction given as directed by the former opinion.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hall v. Commonwealth · Hall v. Commonwealth