108 Ill. App. 2d 150 - People v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

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34 state decisions

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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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is not our function to substitute our judgment for that of the jury since whether a killing was justified under the law of self-defense is a question of fact for the jury (People v. Johnson, 2 Ill.2d 165 , 117 N.E.2d 91 ; People v. Owens, 73 Ill.App.2d 108 , 219 N.E.2d 733 ) and when, as here the evidence is conflicting, it is the function of the trier of fact to resolve the conflict and determine the credibility of the witnesses. People v. Sudduth, 14 Ill.2d 605 , 153 N.E.2d 557 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 7 Ill. App. 3d 912 - People v. Smith

2. ““The circumstances under which [an] act in question was done usually serve to manifest to a great degree the intent of the actor and may overcome his declaration as to his intention, but he has the right to testify to his intention and to have the circumstances surrounding the act considered in connection with his testimony.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Morris