Godfrey v. Irvin’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate ·

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

1. “1. A person may, subject to the provisions of subdivision two, use physical force upon another person when and to the extent he reasonably believes such to be necessary to defend himself or a third person from what he reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of unlawful physical force by such other person.... 2. A person may not use deadly physical force upon another person under cir cumstances specified in subdivision one unless: (a) He reasonably believes that such other person is using or about to use deadly physical force. Even in such case, however, the actor may not use deadly physical force if he knows that he can with complete safety as to himself and others avoid the necessity of so doing by retreating;....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 211 F. Supp. 2d 377 - Davis v. Strack

2. “'some modicum of evidence to support' " his claim that "the missing portions of the transcript reflect reversible error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Santiago v. Coughlin

3. “must show prejudice resulting from the missing or incomplete transcript.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Santiago v. Coughlin