116 Ill. 2d 1 - People v. Wade’s Empirical Analysis

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117 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 119 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘[T]he agreement was no longer effective after the probation term was vacated. [Citations.] The judge permitted Wade to plead not guilty after the probation term was vacated because it was clear there was no longer an agreement between the parties on the plea. With no plea agreement before the court, Rule 402(d)(2) did not apply ***.’ ” Hare, 315 Ill. App. 3d at 610 , 734 N.E.2d at 518 , quoting Wade, 116 Ill. 2d at 9 , 506 N.E.2d at 957 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 379 Ill. App. 3d 414 - People v. Gregory · 315 Ill. App. 3d 606 - People v. Hare

2. ““A void judgment is one entered by a court without jurisdiction of the parties or the subject matter or that lacks ‘the inherent power to make or enter the particular order involved.’ ” (Emphasis added.) (Wade, 116 Ill. 2d at 5 , 506 N.E.2d at 955 , quoting R. W. Sawant & Co. v. Allied Programs Corp. (1986), 111 Ill. 2d 304, 309 .)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Davis · 168 Ill. 2d 107 - People v. Arna

3. “[a] void judgment may be attacked at any time, either directly or collaterally.”

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