461 So. 2d 37 - Finchum v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
11
cited by 11 later decisions
1
states following
June 1995
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 364 So. 2d 416 - Chambers v. State · 405 So. 2d 402 - Stewart v. State · Ex Parte Johnson · 450 So. 2d 473 - Davis v. State · 364 So. 2d 411 - Moore v. State
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“To justify conduct through a claim of self defense, the accused must neither provoke nor encourage the difficulty. . . . Additionally, some form of retreat is required to establish a claim of self defense.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Where the evidence presented presents a question of fact for the jury, and such evidence, if believed, is sufficient to sustain a conviction, the denial of a motion for acquittal or the denial of a motion for new trial do not constitute error.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[s]elf defense evidence, like all other conflicting evidence , is a matter for the jury to decide”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.