348 So. 2d 524 - MacK v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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29 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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[E]ven if the evidence of self-defense is undisputed, the credibility of the defendant with respect to the evidence of self-defense is for the jury, and they may, in their discretion, accept it as true or reject it.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hill v. State · Malphurs v. State

2. “). Thus, we cannot hold that, as a matter of law, Lockett's killing of Jude was justifiable homicide and nothing else; the issue of self-defense was a question properly submitted to the jury. Thus, we find that the trial court did not err in denying Lockett's motion. We need not determine if the probative force and weight of the prosecution's evidence indicated beyond a reasonable doubt and to a moral certainty that Jude's killing was unjustified, for we reverse and remand for a new trial on the error discussed below. II During the prosecution's closing arguments, the following occurred:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 505 So. 2d 1281 - Lockett v. State

3. “Instructions containing abstract propositions of law which are inapplicable to the issues or facts are not ground for reversal, unless the defendant may reasonably be regarded as having been prejudiced thereby.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hunt v. State