State v. Macomber’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) A person is justified in the use of force against another when and to the extent it appears to such person and such person reasonably believes that such use of force is necessary to defend such person or a third person against such other's imminent use of unlawful force.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Collins · State v. Thomas

2. “(c) Nothing in this section shall require a person to retreat if such person is using force to protect such person or a third person.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Collins · State v. Thomas

3. “'[A] rebuttable statutory presumption constitutes a rule of evidence . . . .' When the presumption favors the State, 'the jury must be clearly instructed as to the nature and extent of the presumption and that it does not shift the burden of proof to the defendant.' [Citations omitted.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Strong