749 So. 2d 369 - Johnson v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
2
states following
July 2016
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 697 So. 2d 777 - Coleman v. State · Heidel v. State · 660 So. 2d 1285 - Gossett v. State · 672 So. 2d 744 - Nicholson on Behalf of Gollott v. State · Robinson v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“The Court instructs the jury that you are not to judge the actions of Wilbert Crook in the cool, calm light of after-developed facts, but instead you are to judge his actions in the light of the circumstances confronting Wilbert Crook, at the time of the altercation with Gemile Carter, as you believe from the evidence that those circumstances reasonably appeared to him on that occasion; and if you believe under those circumstances it reasonably appeared to Wilbert Crook, that he then and there had reasonable grounds to apprehend great bodily harm from the actions of Gemile Carter, and there reasonably appeared to Wilbert Crook to be imminent danger of such harm being accomplished; then Wilbert Crook was justified in acting in self defense and you must find Wilbert Crook not guilty.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Crook v. State“If you find from the evidence in this case beyond a reasonable doubt that: 1. the defendant, Jerry Lenard, has been previously convicted of a felony, and 2. the defendant, Jerry Lenard, had in his possession a deadly weapon, to-wit: a pistol, then you shall find the defendant, Jerry Lenard, guilty as charged. If the State has failed to prove any one or more of these elements beyond a reasonable doubt, or that the Defendant acted in self-defense, then you shall find the defendant, Jerry Lenard, not guilty.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“When one jury instruction adequately covers the defendant's theory of self defense, the trial court may properly refuse to grant a second instruction that is redundant or cumulative.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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