People v. Terry’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"A person is legally accountable for the conduct of another when: * * * (c) Either before or during the commission of an offense, and with the intent to promote or facilitate such commission, he solicits, aids, abets, agrees or attempts to aid, such other person in the planning or commission of the offense."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 102 Ill. 2d 23 - People v. Caballero · 99 Ill. 2d 508 - People v. Terry

2. “A person is responsible for the conduct of another when, either before or during the commission of a crime, and with the intent to promote or facilitate the commission of a crime, he knowingly solicits, aids, abets, agrees or attempts to aid the other person in the planning or commission of a crime.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 99 Ill. 2d 508 - People v. Terry

3. “or one for whose conduct he is responsible”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 99 Ill. 2d 508 - People v. Terry