913 So. 2d 874 - State v. Garner’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

25 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A homicide is justifiable: (1) When committed in self-defense by one who reasonably believes that he is in imminent danger of losing his life or receiving great bodily harm and that the killing is necessary to save himself from that danger. (2) When committed for the purpose of preventing a violent or forcible felony involving danger to life or of great bodily harm by one who reasonably believes that such an offense is about to be committed and that such action is necessary for its prevention. The circumstances must be sufficient to excite the fear of a reasonable person that there would be serious danger to his own life or person if he attempted to prevent the felony without the killing.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Edwards · 962 So. 2d 1203 - State v. Fuller

2. “In a case involving the apparent commission of a crime, the coroner shall make a written report of his investigation to the district attorney within ten days after the completion thereof. In homicide cases the coroner's report shall certify the cause of death. The report shall be in addition to the procés verbal of an autopsy required by R.S. 33:1565. [Footnote omitted.] A coroner's report and a procés verbal of an autopsy shall be competent evidence of death and the cause thereof, but not of any other fact.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 966 So. 2d 154 - State v. Russell · 974 So. 2d 667 - State v. Beaner

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.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Free · 57 So. 3d 365 - State v. Aaron