883 So. 2d 876 - Dunnaway v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[F]undamental error results where an inaccurate and misleading instruction negates a defendant's only defense.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 928 So. 2d 368 - Grier v. State · 901 So. 2d 989 - Estevez v. State

2. “A person is justified in using force likely to cause death or great bodily harm if he reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or another. However, the use of force likely to cause death or great bodily harm is not justifiable if you find that the defendant, David Farmer was attempting to commit, committing or escaping after the commission of an aggravating [sic] battery.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 975 So. 2d 1275 - Farmer v. State · 933 So. 2d 1155 - Martinez v. State

3. “constitutes fundamental error if there is a reasonable possibility that the instruction may have led to the conviction.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 975 So. 2d 1275 - Farmer v. State · 901 So. 2d 989 - Estevez v. State