State v. Isom’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 29 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) the trial court erred in not denying appellant’s motion for acquittal at the close of the evidence and the subsequent motion for new trial due to insufficient evidence; (2) trial court failure to sustain appellant’s objection to Stoner’s testimony of Massie’s and Anderson’s statements; (3) trial court erred in permitting Stoner to testify about appellant’s statements made after the offense; (4) trial court erred in failing to sua sponte declare a mistrial because of prosecuting attorney’s closing argument and comments upon defendant’s failure to testify- Under Point I appellant alleges the state failed to present sufficient evidence to prove appellant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. This point alone will be addressed as it is dispositive of the matter.”

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

2. “In order to submit a self-defense jury instruction, the defendant (1) must not have acted as an aggressor, (2) must have reasonable grounds for believing he faced immediate danger of serious bodily injury; (3) must not have used more force that what appears reasonably necessary; and (4) must do everything in his power, consistent with his own safety, to avoid the danger and retreat if possible.”

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