Hawk v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “is charged with at least two criminal acts, the act for which the accused is claiming self-defense as well as a separate forcible felony.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 967 So. 2d 1044 - Granberry v. State · 972 So. 2d 912 - Sipple v. State

2. “"[T]he use of force likely to cause death or great bodily harm is not justifiable if you find [defendant] was already attempting to commit, committing or escaping after the commission of [a forcible felony] at the time of the act or event to which [defendant] alleges to have responded in self-defense. .."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Zinnerman v. State · 967 So. 2d 1044 - Granberry v. State

3. “[i]s attempting to commit, committing, or escaping after the commission of, a forcible felony.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 965 So. 2d 1204 - Sloss v. State