151 Ill. 2d 126 - People v. Robinson’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
57 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 58 later decisions — most recently February 2026 · most notably 153 Ill. 2d 406 - People v. Nau (1992), 274 Ill. App. 3d 46 - Matter of Carmody (1995)
57 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on 67 Ill. 2d 544 - In Re Stephenson · 143 Ill. 2d 225 - People v. Splett · 113 Ill. 2d 407 - People v. Lang · 203 Ill. App. 3d 357 - People v. Long · 197 Ill. App. 3d 552 - People v. Blume
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 58 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"It is clear from a reading of section 3-810 as a whole that its purpose is to provide trial judges certain information necessary for determining whether an individual is subject to involuntary admission to a mental health facility. Other purposes of the statute are to protect against unreasonable commitments and patient neglect, and to ensure adequate treatment for mental health care recipients. The respondent has cited no reason why these goals cannot be met in the absence of an affirmative showing that the trial judge was presented a written predispositional report prepared by a particular person either in advance of or at the time of the hearing." In re Robinson, 151 Ill.2d at 133-34 , 176 Ill.Dec. 14 , 601 N.E.2d 712 .”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“"Where a respondent fails to object to the absence of a pre-dispositional report, strict compliance with section 3-810 is required only when the legislative intent cannot otherwise be achieved. [Citation.] Under these circumstances, we believe that oral testimony containing the information required by the statute can be an adequate substitute for the presentation of a formal, written report prepared by the facility director or some other person authorized by the court."”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Before disposition is determined, the facility director or such other person as the court may direct shall prepare a written report including information on the appropriateness and availability of alternative treatment settings, a social investigation of the respondent, a preliminary treatment plan, and any other information which the court may order. The treatment plan shall describe the respondent's problems and needs, the treatment goals, the proposed treatment methods, and a projected timetable for their attainment. If the respondent is found subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient or outpatient basis, the court shall consider the report in determining an appropriate disposition.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.