State v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
2016
Citation profile
25
cited by 25 later decisions
1
states following
September 2022
most recently cited
25 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Apprendi v. New Jersey · Powell v. State of Alabama Patterson · Ungar v. Sarafite · Morris v. Slappy · State v. Ward
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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'any intense or vehement emotional excitement of the kind prompting violent and aggressive action, such as rage, anger, hatred, furious resentment, fright, or terror,' based 'on impulse without reflection.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Green“In other words, lesser included offense instructions must be given when there is some evidence . . . that would reasonably justify a conviction of some lesser included crime.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. State v. Pattillo“upon a sudden quarrel or in the heat of passion”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Green
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.