State v. Clark

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that vast number of jurisdictions reject principle that reversible error exists when overcharge is given
• “We have historically been reluctant to interfere with a jury verdict rejecting a claim of self-defense”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

• State v. Bradshaw
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1995-03-27· cited 123×
• State v. Asbury
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1992-03-20· cited 49×
• State v. Wilder
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2008-01-31· cited 38×
• State v. Collins
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1991-08-02· cited 34×
• State v. Bongalis
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1989-02-17· cited 28×
• Heydinger v. Adkins
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1987-07-22· cited 23×
• State v. Waldron
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2005-12-16· cited 22×
• State of West Virginia v. Richard A. White
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2013-06-07· cited 19×
• State v. Baker
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1987-05-05· cited 19×
• State v. Matney
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1986-07-11· cited 9×
• State v. Jason H.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2004-06-30· cited 8×
• State v. Berry
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1986-04-03· cited 6×
• State of West Virginia v. Randy Cleveland
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2015-01-12
• State of West Virginia v. Douglas Williams
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2015-06-22
• State of West Virginia v. Billy Edward Evans
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2020-03-23
• State of West Virginia v. Candice T. Salmons
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2023-11-03

Cites

29 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Miranda v. Arizona
  Supreme Court· 1966-06-13· cited 58,288×
• United States v. Matlock
  Supreme Court· 1974-02-20· cited 3,648×
• People v. Green
  California Supreme Court· 1980-04-24· cited 1,166×
• State v. Starkey
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1978-05-02· cited 220×
• Frink v. State
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1979-06-29· cited 121×
• State v. Starr
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1975-06-24· cited 121×
• State v. Richey
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1982-12-15· cited 93×
• State v. Kirtley
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1978-11-28· cited 78×
• State v. Collins
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1971-02-23· cited 64×
• State Ex Rel. White v. Mohn
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1981-11-03· cited 63×
• Commonwealth v. Glass
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-07-06· cited 63×
• State v. W.J.B.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1981-03-31· cited 50×
• State v. Gangwer
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1982-01-22· cited 49×
• State v. Spadafore
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1975-12-16· cited 48×
• Land v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1970-09-04· cited 46×
• State v. Gum
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1983-11-10· cited 43×
• Thornsbury v. Thornsbury
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1963-06-18· cited 36×
• United States v. Jackie Porter
  Eighth Circuit· 1976-11-05· cited 34×
• State v. Powers
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1977-10-31· cited 26×
• State v. Egbert
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1980-03-01· cited 24×