Franklin v. Francis’s Empirical Analysis
723 F.2d 770 · 1984
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
2
cited 2 times by the Supreme Court
April 1985
most recently cited
6 federal appellate ·
Appellate journey
Relationships
Relies on Sandstrom v. Montana · County Court of Ulster Cty. v. Allen · Lamb v. Jernigan · Corn v. Zant · Mason v. Balkcom
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“it is not required of the accused to prove an absence of malice, if the evidence for the State shows facts which may excuse or justify the homicide.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Francis v. Franklin“[t]he acts of a person of sound mind and discretion are presumed to be the product of the person's will, but the presumption may be rebutted”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Francis v. Franklin“is presumed to intend the natural and probable consequences of his acts,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Francis v. Franklin
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.