46 So. 3d 970 - Williams v. State’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 person who [otherwise satisfies the criteria of self-defense] in using physical force, including deadly physical force, and who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and is in any place where he or she has the right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground.’ ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Blake v. State · 116 So. 3d 1147 - Skinner v. Bevans

2. ““ ‘The Defendant is not justified in using deadly physical force upon another person, and cannot prevail on the issue of self-defense if it reasonably appears or the Defendant knows that he can avoid the necessity of using such force with complete safety by retreating, except that the Defendant is not required to retreat if he is in his own dwelling or was not the original aggressor.’ ””

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

3. ““(b) ... [A] person is not justified in using deadly physical force upon another person if it reasonably appears or he knows that he can avoid the necessity of using such force with complete safety: “(1) By retreating, except that the actor is not required to retreat: “a. If he is in his dwelling or at his place of work and was not the original aggressor .... ””

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