State v. Schaffer’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
September 2018
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Burks v. United States · Hudson v. Louisiana · 106 Wash. 2d 176 - State v. Hughes · State v. Berlin · 95 Wash. 2d 616 - State v. Jones
Most-quoted passages
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“Schaffer, 135 Wn.2d at 357 . Schaffer pulled out his gun and shot the victim five times—twice in the back and three times in the legs. Schaffer, 135 Wn.2d at 357 . The State charged Schaffer with premeditated second degree murder. Schaffer, 135 Wn.2d at 357 . The trial court instructed the jury on self-defense but refused to instruct the jury on manslaughter. Schaffer, 135 Wn.2d at 357 . On appeal, the State conceded there was”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“support a finding that he recklessly or negligently used excessive force to repel the danger he perceived. The jury should therefore have been instructed on manslaughter as a lesser included offense to the first degree murder alternative.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“sufficient evidence to permit the jury to find Shaffer acted in the reasonable belief he was in imminent danger.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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