Haile v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) The accused must have had reasonable grounds to believe himself ... in apparent imminent or immediate danger of death or serious bodily harm from his ... assailant or potential assailant; (2) The accused must have in fact believed himself ... in this danger; (3) The accused claiming the right of self defense must not have been the aggressor or provoked the conflict; and (4) The force used must have not been unreasonable and excessive, that is, the force must not have been more force than the exigency demanded.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 223 Md. App. 128 - Johnson v. State

2. “to the plain language of the statute, 'on the tacit theory that the Legislature is presumed to have meant what it said and said what it meant.' " Haile v. State , 431 Md. 448 , 466, 66 A.3d 600 (2013) (quoting Witte v. Azarian , 369 Md. 518 , 525, 801 A.2d 160 (2002) ). "We do not, however, add or delete language so as to reflect an intent not evidenced in the plain and unambiguous language of the statute, nor do we construe a statute with forced or subtle interpretations that limit or extend its application.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 237 Md. App. 83 - Coleman v. State

3. “to the plain language of the statute, 'on the tacit theory that the Legislature is presumed to have meant what it said and said what it meant.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 237 Md. App. 83 - Coleman v. State