355 Ill. App. 3d 741 - People v. Scott’s Empirical Analysis

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18 state decisions

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

1. ““[C]ounsel in a criminal case may waive his client’s sixth amendment right of confrontation by stipulating to the admission of evidence as long as the defendant does not object to or dissent from his attorney’s decision, and where the decision to stipulate is a matter of legitimate trial tactics or prudent trial strategy. Where the stipulation includes a statement that the evidence is sufficient to convict the defendant or where the State’s entire case is to be presented by stipulation, we find that a defendant must be personally admonished about the stipulation and must personally agree to the stipulation.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 365 Ill. App. 3d 842 - People v. Squire · 373 Ill. App. 3d 905 - People v. Rodriguez

2. ““ ‘Defendant argues that based upon the foregoing language, it is clear that any waiver of the right to confrontation must be a knowing waiver made by the defendant personally. We decline to read McClanahan so broadly. Contrary to defendant’s interpretation of McClanahan, this court has never held that only a defendant can waive his sixth amendment right of confrontation.’ ” Scott, 355 Ill. App. 3d at 745-46 , quoting Campbell, 208 Ill. 2d at 212 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 362 Ill. App. 3d 953 - People v. Matthews

3. “[d]oing so could have confused the jurors and distracted them from defendant's defense”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Allen