758 So. 2d 301 - State v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[U]nder the theory of transferred intent, if the defendant possessed the necessary intent to inflict serious bodily injury when trying to hit his brother, but missed and accidentally hit someone else instead, such intent is transferred to the actual victim. See also State v. Johnson, 29,629 (La.App. 2 Cir. 8/20/97); 698 So.2d 1051 ; State v. Jordan, 97-1756 (La.App. 4 Cir. 9/16/98) ; 719 So.2d 556 , writ denied, 98-2595 (La.1/15/99); 736 So.2d 207 . Thus, if the Defendant had the specific intent to stab Searile with the scissors, and inadvertently stabbed Pickney, then the Defendant possessed the necessary intent for the conviction of the second degree battery of Pickney.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 48 So. 3d 1210 - State v. Thomas · State v. P.M.

2. “The use of force or violence upon the person of another is justifiable when committed for the purpose of preventing a forcible offense against the person or a forcible offense or trespass against property in a person’s lawful possession, provided that the force or violence used must be reasonable and apparently necessary to prevent such offense, and that this Section shall not apply where the force or violence results in a homicide.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 91 So. 3d 1273 - State ex rel. C.P.

3. “a battery committed with a dangerous weapon.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 41 So. 3d 1243 - State v. Black