State v. Henderson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

27 state decisions

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

1. “that state of mind which exists when the circumstances indicate that the offender actively desired the prescribed criminal consequences to follow his act or failure to act.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hebert · 259 So. 3d 1027 - State v. Irvin

2. “[he] is exceptional, which in this context means that because of unusual circumstances this defendant is a victim of the legislature's failure to assign sentences that are meaningfully tailored to the culpability of the offender, the gravity of the offense, and the circumstances of the case.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 204 So. 3d 271 - State v. Flowers · 809 So. 2d 360 - State v. Felder

3. “A person who is the aggressor or who brings on a difficulty cannot claim the right of self-defense unless he withdraws from the conflict in good faith and in such a manner that his adversary knows or should know that he desires to withdraw and discontinue the conflict.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 868 So. 2d 75 - State v. Emanuel-Dunn