Phillips v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
March 2019
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 491 So. 2d 1129 - State v. DiGuilio · State v. Delva · 403 So. 2d 956 - Ray v. State · 237 So. 2d 134 - Sanford v. Rubin · 124 So. 2d 481 - Brown v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“While the erroneous instruction would naturally cause some confusion, this did not transform the error into one that reached down into the validity of the trial. The instruction at issue contained what most would perceive as a scrivener's error. Given the entirety of the duress or necessity instruction, we are convinced that any reasonable juror would have reached this same conclusion. Our determination is supported by a review of the other circumstances of the trial, which, notwithstanding the error, confirm that the jury correctly applied the law on the duress or necessity defense to the facts of this case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Johnson v. State“If you find from the evidence that the defendant committed the [crimes charged] out of duress or necessity, you should find the defendant not guilty. However, if you find that the defendant committed the [crimes charged] out of duress or necessity you should find the defendant guilty if all of the elements of the charge have been proved.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Johnson v. State“[T]he determination of whether fundamental error occurred requires that the ... instructions be examined in the context of the other jury instructions, the attorneys' arguments, and the evidence in the case....”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Johnson v. State
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