186 Ill. 2d 283 - People v. Scott’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
59 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 59 later decisions — most recently February 2026 · most notably 213 Ill. 2d 265 - People v. Bracey (2004), 201 Ill. 2d 45 - People v. Lindsey (2002)
59 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 Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCann · 43 Ill. 2d 256 - The People v. Sailor · 60 Ill. 2d 287 - People v. Murrell · 106 Ill. 2d 327 - People v. Smith · 103 Ill. 2d 327 - People v. Frey
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 59 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"`MR. WILLIAMS [defendant's counsel]: And we would proceed to the bench trial today. THE COURT: Okay, Defendant files motion to dismiss. States Attorney given two weeks to file responsive pleading. Okay, we'll proceed to bench trial, then? * * * THE COURT: Okay, appreciate that., [ sic ] okay. We will then proceed with the bench trial. Mr. Vaughan, you may proceed.'" Scott, 186 Ill.2d at 284 , 238 Ill.Dec. 36 , 710 N.E.2d 833 .”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“never found a valid jury waiver where the defendant was not present in open court when a jury waiver, written or otherwise, was at least discussed.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“`until the last Thursday of December, 1994 to revoke this waiver of jury trial.'”
1 later decision 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.