Arthur v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that an “admittedly vague argument” for an instruction on self-defense in a prosecution for aggravated assault was sufficient
• holding that an \admittedly vague argument\ for an instruction on self-defense in a prosecution for aggravated assault was sufficient
• holding “a defendant is entitled to an instruction on his theory of defense ‘however flimsy’ the evidence is which supports that theory”
• “ ‘Where there is any evidence introduced at trial which supports the theory of the defense, a defendant is entitled to have the jury instructed on the law applicable to his theory of defense when he so requests.’ ” (quoting Bryant v. State, 412 So.2d 347, 350 (Fla.1982))

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Gregory v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2006-08-16· cited 25×
• Mathews v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-08-27· cited 9×
• Santiago v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2012-05-25· cited 9×
• Rockerman v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2000-12-06· cited 9×
• Francis Wong v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2017-03-02· cited 8×
• Larsen v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2011-08-10· cited 7×
• Jesse D. Wagers v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2016-09-09· cited 6×
• Upshaw v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2004-04-28· cited 5×
• Wong v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2015-09-11· cited 4×
• Morgan v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2013-05-03· cited 4×
• Williams v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2012-04-20· cited 2×
• Williams v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2012-03-30· cited 1×
• King v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2009-07-10
• Dames v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2000-04-07
• CARLOS LORENZO GONZALEZ v. STATE OF FLORIDA
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2024-04-19
• Corey Stephen Smith v. State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2025-06-27

Cites

4 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• State v. Heathcoat
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1983-12-15· cited 32×
• Holley v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1982-12-16· cited 30×
• Vazquez v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1987-12-30· cited 20×
• Abbott v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1991-10-11· cited 7×