Cook v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Here, Cook stated he tried to walk away from Victim, but Victim kept cutting him off. The fact that Cook was trying to walk away from the conflict does not suggest Cook was incapable of cooling off. In addition, Bridges testified that Cook and Victim were talking softly and that he could hardly tell they were arguing. This too does not suggest that Cook was acting under an uncontrollable impulse to do violence as surely if one was so enraged to kill, one would not be talking softly with the victim right before the act. Further, at no point during Cook's statement does he indicate he lacked control over his actions. Accordingly, we believe the facts of this case suggest Cook shot Victim either with malice or in self-defense.”

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

2. “We do not believe the fact that Cook shot Victim twice or his statement 'before I knew it, I fired a shot' is evidence that Cook's fear manifested in an uncontrollable impulse to do violence.”

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

3. “an uncontrollable impulse to do violence”

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