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7 Washington opinions name it 2 courts 1983–2018 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Washington 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 |
|---|---|---|
State v. Robertsgreen2 sentences1983See State v. Roberts, 88 Wn.2d 337, 345-46 , 562 P.2d 1259 (1977); State v. Adams, supra. The trial court is justified in denying a request for a self-defense instruction only where no credible evidence appears in the record to support a defendant's claim of self-defense. 1983See State v. Roberts, 88 Wn.2d 337, 345-46 , 562 P.2d 1259 (1977); State v. Adams, supra. The trial court is justified in denying a request for a self-defense instruction only where no credible evidence appears in the record to support a defendant's claim of self-defense. | 1 | 2 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Washington. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
State v. McCullum
green
2 sentences1998However, a “[tjrial court is justified in denying a request for a self-defense instruction only where no credible evidence appears in the record to support a defendant’s claim of self-defense.” State v. McCullum, 98 Wn.2d 484, 488 , 656 P.2d 1064 (1983). 1998However, a “[tjrial court is justified in denying a request for a self-defense instruction only where no credible evidence appears in the record to support a defendant’s claim of self-defense.” State v. McCullum, 98 Wn.2d 484, 488 , 656 P.2d 1064 (1983). | 3 | 1989–1998 |
State v. Callahan
green
1 sentence2016App. 925, 929 , 943 P.2d 676 (1997)). 4 No. 73132-7-1/5 “The trial court is justified in denying a request for a self-defense instruction only where no credible evidence appears in the record to support a defendant’s claim of self-defense.”6 When the trial court declines to instruct the jury on self-defense based on a lack of evidence, we review for abuse of discretion.7 Here, the court properly denied Guzman-Morales’s request for a self- defense instruction. | 1 | 2016–2016 |
State v. Janes
green
1 sentence2015The trial court denied the request for a self-defense instruction, because it found the events "too remote and insufficiently aggressive." Id. at 227-28 . | 1 | 2015–2015 |
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.