739 So. 2d 1177 - Nelson v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
May 2012
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Larzelere v. State · Fine v. State · 606 So. 2d 641 - Smith v. State · Blythe v. Blythe
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"If there is the slightest evidence of an overt act by the victim which may reasonably be regarded as placing the defendant in imminent danger, all doubts as to the admission of self-defense evidence must be resolved in favor of the accused."”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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.