Widdison v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2018
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
September 2025
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on District of Columbia v. Heller · State v. Shaw · People v. . Tomlins · 732 So. 2d 1044 - Payton v. State · State v. Flory
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“provides two correct statements of the law relating to second-degree murder-it provides the correct definition of maliciously and states that the act constituting the offense must be done intentionally but without premeditation. See Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-104 (LexisNexis 2017) (whoever "purposely and maliciously, but without premeditation, kills any human being is guilty" of second-degree murder). However, by joining those two statements by the disjunctive "or," the instruction incorrectly gave the jury a choice between two definitions of malice, one of which omitted the necessary concept of reckless indifference. We agree with the State that this violated the clear and unequivocal rule of law set forth in Wilkerson .”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Farrow v. State“In considering the claim of self-defense in this case, you must first determine whether the Defendant was the aggressor in this case or whether Mr. Baldwin was the aggressor in this case. Some sort of physical aggression or a threat of imminent use of deadly force is required before a person will be considered an aggressor. Verbal provocation without more is generally insufficient to justify an initial aggressor.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Farrow v. State“The term "maliciously" means that the act constituting the offense was done intentionally but without premeditation, was reasonably likely to result in death and was done without legal justification or excuse or recklessly under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life and was done without legal justification or excuse.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Farrow v. State
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