238 Ill. 2d 598 - People v. Thompson’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
979 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Johnson v. United States · Neder v. United States · 122 Ill. 2d 176 - People v. Enoch · 225 Ill. 2d 551 - People v. Piatkowski · 215 Ill. 2d 167 - People v. Herron
Cited together with 225 Ill. 2d 551 - People v. Piatkowski · 215 Ill. 2d 167 - People v. Herron · Strickland v. Washington · 122 Ill. 2d 176 - People v. Enoch · 234 Ill. 2d 173 - People v. Glasper
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 1,014 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) a clear or obvious error occurred and the evidence is so closely balanced that the error alone threatened to tip the scales of justice against the defendant, regardless of the seriousness of the error, or (2) a clear or obvious error occurred and that error is so serious that it affected the fairness of the defendant's trial and challenged the integrity of the judicial process, regardless of the closeness of the evidence.”
25 later decisions quote this exact passage“'a specific question and response process.'”
25 later decisions quote this exact passage“(b) The court shall ask each potential juror, individually or in a group, whether that juror understands and accepts the following principles: (1) that the defendant is presumed innocent of the charge(s) against him or her; (2) that before a defendant can be convicted the State must prove the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (3) that the defendant is not required to offer any evidence on his or her own behalf; and (4) that the defendant's failure to testify cannot be held against him or her; however, no inquiry of a prospective juror shall be made into the defendant's failure to testify when the defendant objects. The court's method of inquiry shall provide each juror an opportunity to respond to specific questions concerning the principles set out in this section.”
16 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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