5 Florida opinions name it 1 courts 2008–2024 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Florida 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 |
|---|---|---|
Johnson v. Stategreen1 sentence2024Cf. id. ("To determine if the defendant acted in self defense, the jury was entitled to hear everything that occurred prior to the shooting . . . ."); Wagner v. State, 921 So. 2d 38, 40 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006) ("A defendant has a constitutional right to present a defense[,] . . . [and] [t]he trial court must protect that right when considering whether to exclude evidence." (quoting Casseus v. State, 902 So. 2d 294 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005)). | 1 | 1 |
Wagner v. Stategreen1 sentence2024Cf. id. ("To determine if the defendant acted in self defense, the jury was entitled to hear everything that occurred prior to the shooting . . . ."); Wagner v. State, 921 So. 2d 38, 40 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006) ("A defendant has a constitutional right to present a defense[,] . . . [and] [t]he trial court must protect that right when considering whether to exclude evidence." (quoting Casseus v. State, 902 So. 2d 294 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005)). | 1 | 1 |
Williams v. Stategreen1 sentence2015The trial court’s decision will not be disturbed on appeal “unless palpable abuse of this discretion is clearly shown from the record.” Williams v. State, 437 So. 2d 133, 136 (Fla. 1983). 2 Ulysse requested the standard jury instruction as to the justifiable use of non-deadly force, which provides in pertinent part: An issue in this case is whether the defendant acted in self- defense. | 1 | 1 |
Smith v. Stategreen1 sentence2008On the other hand, "[e]vidence of the dangerous character of the victim is admissible to show, or as tending to show, that the defendant acted in self defense." Berrios, 781 So.2d at 457 -58 (citing Smith v. State, 606 So.2d 641, 642 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992); § 90.404(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (1999)). | 1 | 1 |
Lozano v. Stategreen1 sentence2008"The victim's character becomes relevant to resolve an issue as to the reasonableness of the defendant's fear at the time of the incident." Berrios, 781 So.2d at 458 (citing Lozano v. State, 584 So.2d 19, 23 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991), rev. denied, 595 So.2d 558 (Fla.1992)). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Casseus v. State
green
1 sentence2024Cf. id. ("To determine if the defendant acted in self defense, the jury was entitled to hear everything that occurred prior to the shooting . . . ."); Wagner v. State, 921 So. 2d 38, 40 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006) ("A defendant has a constitutional right to present a defense[,] . . . [and] [t]he trial court must protect that right when considering whether to exclude evidence." (quoting Casseus v. State, 902 So. 2d 294 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005)). | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Griffin v. United States
green
1 sentence2015When . . . jurors have been left the option of relying upon a legally inadequate theory, there is no reason to think that their own intelligence and expertise will save them from that error.” (quoting Griffin v. United States, 502 U.S. 46 , 59–60 (1991))). 24 the following reorganization of the applicable provisions of instruction 3.6(f) that were given below: (General Rule) An issue in this case is whether the defendant acted in self- defense. | 1 | 2015–2015 |
Smith v. State
green
1 sentence2008Id. | 1 | 2008–2008 |
Berrios v. State
green
2 sentences2008On the other hand, "[e]vidence of the dangerous character of the victim is admissible to show, or as tending to show, that the defendant acted in self defense." Berrios, 781 So.2d at 457 -58 (citing Smith v. State, 606 So.2d 641, 642 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992); § 90.404(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (1999)). 2008"The victim's character becomes relevant to resolve an issue as to the reasonableness of the defendant's fear at the time of the incident." Berrios, 781 So.2d at 458 (citing Lozano v. State, 584 So.2d 19, 23 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991), rev. denied, 595 So.2d 558 (Fla.1992)). | 1 | 2008–2008 |
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.