116 Ill. App. 3d 984 - People v. Young’s Empirical Analysis

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32 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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Although mere presence at the scene of an offense or mere acquiescence in another’s actions is ordinarily insufficient to establish accountability, one may be held to aid and abet without physically participating in the overt act. [Citation.] *** Although accountability requires that the assistance of the person to be held accountable must occur prior to or during the commission of the crime, such assistance can be inferred from conduct which occurs after the event.” (People v. Young (1983), 116 Ill. App. 3d 984, 994 , 452 N.E.2d 718, 724 .)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 167 Ill. App. 3d 659 - People v. Johnson

2. “[j]udgment means an adjudication by the court that the defendant is guilty or not guilty and if the adjudication is that the defendant is guilty it includes the sentence pronounced by the court. The final judgment in a criminal case is the imposition of sentence. The pronouncement of sentence is the act which embodies the judgment of the court. The sentence is a necessary part of a complete judgment of guilt. In the absence of a sentence a judgment of conviction is not final.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States Young v. Lane F

3. ““(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.” Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 5 — 2(c).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 140 Ill. App. 3d 462 - People v. Cleveland