33 Ala. App. 515 - Cochran v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1948
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
June 1960
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Ex Parte Williams · 19 Ala. App. 432 - Baker v. State · Perry v. State · Ragsdale v. State · Baker v. State
Most-quoted passages
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““However, it is incumbent on the defendant to introduce such evidence, under the plea of self defense, as to generate in your .mind a doubt as to whether or not the defendant is guilty or whether he is innocent by reason of self defense. ?}c * * * * * “Before he establishes the fact that he was free from fault in bringing on the difficulty, he must bring forth facts to show that he was in real, apparent, or imminent danger.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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