Williams v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
September 2016
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Faretta v. California · 274 So. 2d 256 - Nelson v. State · Hardwick v. State · 837 So. 2d 366 - Reed v. State · 831 So. 2d 1263 - Giles v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“In Giles v. State, 831 So.2d 1263, 1265 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002), we held that this jury instruction "was applicable only in circumstances where the person claiming self-defense is engaged in another independent forcible felony at the time." Rich v. State, 858 So.2d 1210 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). Where a defendant is charged only with an aggravated battery, and the defendant claims that the aggravated battery was in self-defense, giving the instruction improperly negates the self-defense claim. Id.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“The defendant would be justified in using force not likely to cause death or great bodily harm against [the victim] if the following two facts were proved. Number one, the defendant must have reasonably believed that such conduct was necessary to defend himself against [the victim’s] imminent use of unlawful force against the defendant. Number two, the use of unlawful force by [the victim] must have appeared to the defendant ready to take place. The use of force not likely to cause death or great bodily harm is not justifiable if you find that the defendant was attempting to commit, committing or escaping after the commission of an aggravated battery.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The [self-defense] justification described in the preceding sections of this chapter is not available to a person who: (1) Is attempting to commit, committing, or escaping after the commission of, a forcible felony....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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