State v. Jordan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

28 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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““One of the issues in this case is whether the use of physical force against Jairus Brown was justifiable. The use of physical force including the use of deadly force is justifiable if used in lawful self-defense. On that issue you are instructed as follows: 1. The state has the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did not act in lawful self-defense. If the evidence in this case leaves in your mind a reasonable doubt as to whether the defendant acted in lawful self-defense in using physical force against Jairus Brown, you must find the defendant not guilty. 2. If the defendant was not the initial aggressor in the encounter with Jairus Brown and if the defendant reasonably believed it was necessary to use deadly force to protect himself against what he reasonably believed to be the use of unlawful force putting himself in imminent danger of serious physical injury at the hands of Jairus Brown, then the defendant acted in lawful self-defense and must be acquitted. 3. In determining whether or not the defendant acted in lawful self-defense you should consider all the evidence in the case. 4. If Jairus Brown prior to the encounter made threats which were known by or communicated to the defendant, you may consider such threats as explaining the conduct or apprehensions of the defendant at the time of the encounter and for the further purpose of determining who was the aggressor. 5. If the defendant reasonably believed it was necessary to use the amount of”

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