State v. Blache’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

46 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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We hold that when a felon is in imminent peril of great bodily harm, or reasonably believes himself or others to be in such danger, he may take possession of a weapon for a period no longer than is necessary or apparently necessary to use it in self-defense, or in defense of others. In such situation justification is a defense to the charge of felon in possession of a firearm. This is not to say that a convicted felon is entitled to own or maintain possession of a weapon, constructive possession or otherwise, for protection, or for any other reason.”

   14 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wallace v. State · 120 So. 3d 912 - State v. Perkins

2. ““ ‘[Ejxamine the record of [the] prior proceeding, taking into account the pleadings, evidence, charge, and other revelant matter, and conclude whether a rational jury could have grounded its verdict upon an issue other than that which the defendant seeks to foreclose from consideration.’ ” Ashe v. Swenson, 397 U.S. at 444 , 90 S.Ct. at 1194 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Magee · 557 So. 2d 403 - State v. Smith

3. “The fact that an offender's conduct is justifiable, although otherwise criminal, shall constitute a defense to prosecution for any crime based on that conduct. This defense of justification can be claimed under the following circumstances:”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 873 So. 2d 768 - State v. Crawford · 782 So. 2d 1063 - State v. Lee