State v. Campbell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “knowingly killing a human being committed: (1) Upon a sudden quarrel or in the heat of passion; or (2) upon an unreasonable but honest belief that circumstances existed that justified use of deadly force . . . .”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Zapata-Grimaldo · State v. Gallegos

2. “' "any intense or vehement emotional excitement of the kind prompting violent and aggressive action, such as rage, anger, hatred, furious resentment, fright, or terror, based on impulse without reflection.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Zapata-Grimaldo · State v. Parker

3. “[T]here must be an adequate provocation that deprives a reasonable person of self-control and causes that person to act out of passion rather than reason. Mere words or gestures, however offensive, do not constitute legally sufficient provocation for a finding of voluntary manslaughter.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Zapata-Grimaldo