Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
1
states following
July 2010
most recently cited
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 831 So. 2d 1263 - Giles v. State · Zuniga v. State · 933 So. 2d 1155 - Intcomex Holdings, LLC v. Grant Thornton International · Velazquez v. State · 877 So. 2d 856 - Baker v. State
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is well established that this standard instruction is not appropriate unless the defendant is charged with an independent forcible felony, in addition to the offense for which he claims self-defense.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“the instruction is `circular and confusing to the jury'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“because it improperly instructs the jury that the very act that the defendant seeks to justify as an act of self-defense prevents that same act from being an act of self-defense. Wilson's counsel did not object to this instruction. This court has, however, consistently held that this instruction”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.