Hafford v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1995
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
February 2015
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Reeves v. State · Easley v. State · 500 So. 2d 1296 - Cox v. State · 441 So. 2d 989 - Biggs v. State · Shultz 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"`[Section] 13A-6-3(a)(2) 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.' Shultz v. State, 480 So.2d 73, 76 (Ala.Crim.App.1985). See also Shiflett v. State, 507 So.2d 1056 (Ala.Crim.App.1987). "`To constitute adequate legal provocation, it must be of a nature calculated to influence the passions of the ordinary, reasonable man....' " Biggs v. State, 441 So.2d 989, 992 (Ala.Crim.App.1983)."”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Peraita v. State“Alabama does not have many opinions interpreting the term `reasonable time for the passion to cool and for reason to reassert itself,' so we have looked to other states for guidance. The Kansas Supreme Court has stated the following:”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Peraita v. State“Biggs v. State, 441 So.2d 989, 992 (Ala.Crim.App.1983).”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Peraita v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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