State v. Nelson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] district court has a duty to instruct the jury on any lesser included offense established by the evidence, even if that evidence is weak or inconclusive.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Harris · 45 Kan. App. 2d 491 - State v. Simmons

2. “[i]n cases where there is some evidence which would reasonably justify a conviction of some lesser included crime . . . the judge shall instruct the jury as to the crime charged and any such lesser included crime.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Harris · 63 Kan. App. 2d 799 - State v. Waterman

3. ““(a) A person is justified in the use of force against another when and to the extent it appears to such person and such person reasonably believes that such force is necessary to defend ... a third person against such other’s imminent use of unlawful force. “(b) A person is justified in the use of deadly force under the circumstances described in subsection (a) if such person reasonably believes deadly force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to ... a third person.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Roeder