Anders v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1950
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
2
states following
August 1991
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Edwards v. State · Hornsby v. State · Pollard v. Rogers · 32 Ala. App. 644 - Gettings v. State · J. R. Watkins Co. v. Goggans
Most-quoted passages
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““Malice is the doing of a wrongful act intentionally without just cause or legal excuse. Malice, in law, does not necessarily mean hate or ill will, but does mean any unlawful act willfully' done, without just cause or legal excuse. It means that state or condition of mind which prompts the doing of an unlawful act without legal justification, excuse or extenuation. * * * * * * “(The jury then retired to the jury room and after deliberating for some time returned to the courtroom where the following occurred:) “THE COURT: It has been requested that I define malice to you. Malice is the doing of an unlawful act without just cause or legal excuse and malice may be presumed from the use of a deadly weapon^- “MR. CAMPBELL: We object. “THE COURT: (Continuing) if the facts do not shozv otherwise, without just-cause or legal excuse. It means that state or condition of mind which prompts the doing of an unlawful act without legal justification, excuse or extenuation. “MR. CAMPBELL: May we reserve an exception to that part? It is taken out of context. “THE COURT: All Tight.; you-have, an exception * * . * ” (Italics added)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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