571 So. 2d 375 - Johnson v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
May 1993
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jones v. State · Dunn v. State · 414 So. 2d 993 - Ex Parte Allen · 397 So. 2d 203 - Hurst v. State · 497 So. 2d 201 - Ex Parte State
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“"As the trial judge stated in his oral charge, § 13A-6-3 (a)(2) [defining heat of passion manslaughter], is designed to cover those situations where the jury does not believe a defendant is guilty of murder but also does not believe the killing was totally justified by self-defense."”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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