397 So. 2d 198 - Nelson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"An accused is entitled to the charge [on self-defense] whenever some evidence of self-defense has been offered and some testimony of a threat and its attempted execution has been presented."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 555 So. 2d 802 - Quinlivan v. State · 615 So. 2d 1285 - Cannon v. State

2. “REQUESTED JURY CHARGE NO. 69 "I charge you, members of the jury, that if you believe from the evidence that *Page 805 at the time of the killing the deceased was under the influence of alcohol, you may consider such fact in determining whether or not the defendant acted in self-defense. "REQUESTED JURY CHARGE NO. 70 "I charge you, members of the jury, that if you believe from the evidence that the deceased at the time of his death was under the influence of alcohol, and that as a result of being under such influence, the deceased was aggressive, or belligerent, or quarrelsome, then you should consider such facts in determining whether or not the defendant acted in self-defense in killing the deceased, as I have explained the law governing self-defense to you.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 555 So. 2d 802 - Quinlivan v. State