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16 Arkansas opinions name it 2 courts 1986–2025 5 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Arkansas courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Yocum v. Stategreen2 sentences2023When the trial court determines that a defendant “has offered sufficient evidence to raise a question of fact concerning a defense, the instructions must fully and fairly declare the law applicable to that defense[.]” Yocum v. State, 325 Ark. 180, 190 , 925 S.W.2d 385, 390 (1996). 2023When the trial court determines that a defendant “has offered sufficient evidence to raise a question of fact concerning a defense, the instructions must fully and fairly declare the law applicable to that defense[.]” Yocum v. State, 325 Ark. 180, 190 , 925 S.W.2d 385, 390 (1996). | 1 | 5 |
Doles v. Stategreen2 sentences2005Id; see Doles v. State, 275 Ark. 448 , 631 S.W.2d 281 (1982) ("Justification is not an affirmative defense which must be pled, but becomes a defense when any evidence tending to support its existence is offered to support it."). 2005Id; see Doles v. State, 275 Ark. 448 , 631 S.W.2d 281 (1982) ("Justification is not an affirmative defense which must be pled, but becomes a defense when any evidence tending to support its existence is offered to support it."). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Arkansas. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Jason Bridges v. State of Arkansas
green
2 sentences2025Id., 676 S.W.3d at 279 . 2025Id., 676 S.W.3d at 279 . | 3 | 2024–2025 |
Hill v. State
green
2 sentences1987Hill v. State, 253 Ark. 512 , 487 S.W.2d 624 (1972). 1987Hill v. State, 253 Ark. 512 , 487 S.W.2d 624 (1972). | 2 | 1986–1987 |
Norris v. State
green
1 sentence2023Id. at 8, 368 S.W.3d at 57 . | 1 | 2023–2023 |
PRODELL v. State
neutral
1 sentence2017Id. | 1 | 2017–2017 |
Walton v. State
neutral
1 sentence2004Walton v. State, 53 Ark. | 1 | 2004–2004 |
Lair v. State
neutral
1 sentence1996Lair v. State, 19 Ark. | 1 | 1996–1996 |
Purifoy v. State
green
2 sentences1996Purifoy v. State, 307 Ark. 482 , 822 S.W.2d 374 (1991). 1996Purifoy v. State, 307 Ark. 482 , 822 S.W.2d 374 (1991). | 1 | 1996–1996 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.