161 Ill. 2d 200 - In Re CE’s Empirical Analysis

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185 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 190 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`[t]he fact that the [statute] might operate unconstitutionally under some conceivable set of circumstances is insufficient to render it wholly invalid'”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Irvine · 209 Ill. 2d 443 - People v. Einoder

2. “"Consequently, we conclude that section 2-107.1 permits the court's consideration of the `substituted judgment' of the mental[-]health recipient, and that the court respect the wishes expressed by the mental[-]health patient when the patient was capable of making rational treatment decisions in his own behalf. When those wishes have not been clearly proven, however, the court should be guided by an objective standard of reasonableness, as shown by the evidence presented [( i.e., the best-interests test)]." C.E., 161 Ill.2d at 220 , 204 Ill. Dec. 121 , 641 N.E.2d at 355 .”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 212 Ill. Dec. 182 - In Re Estate of Austwick · 382 Ill. App. 3d 538 - People v. Denetra P.

3. “[t]he wishes of the mental health recipient will often be highly pertinent to proof of these two factors.” (C.E., 161 Ill. 2d at 220 , 641 N.E.2d at 354 .) Also, the”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 272 Ill. App. 3d 44 - Jeffers v. Jeffers · 382 Ill. App. 3d 538 - People v. Denetra P.