104 Ill. App. 2d 479 - People v. Bell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

38 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`It takes but a few moments of a trial judge's time to directly elicit from a defendant a response indicating that he understands that he is entitled to a jury trial, that he understands what a jury trial is, and whether or not he wishes to be tried by a jury or by the court without a jury. This simple procedure incorporated in the record will reduce the countless contentions raised in the reviewing courts about jury waivers.'”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 23 Ill. App. 3d 737 - People v. Durham · 10 Ill. App. 3d 570 - People v. McGarry

2. ““Every person accused of an offense shall have the right to a trial by jury unless understandingly waived by defendant in open court.” Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, ch. 38, par. 103—6.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Brooks · People v. Talley

3. “The trial court is charged with the duty to see that the election of an accused to forego a trial by jury is both expressly and understandingly made. That duty cannot be perfunctorily discharged.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 43 Ill. 2d 256 - The People v. Sailor