356 Ill. Dec. 752 - People v. Gutierrez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “[p]ursuant to statute, a public defender fee may be imposed only by the circuit court after notice and a hearing on the defendant's ability to pay.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Darr · People v. Hardman

2. “'the statute clearly does not contemplate the State asking for a public defender fee for the first time when the case is on appeal.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Hardman · People v. Vara

3. “"Whenever under either Section 113-3 of this Code or Rule 607 of the Illinois Supreme Court the court appoints counsel to represent a defendant, the court may order the defendant to pay to the Clerk of the Circuit Court a reasonable sum to reimburse either the county or the State for such representation. In a hearing to determine the amount of the payment, the court shall consider the affidavit prepared by the defendant under Section 113-3 of this Code and any other information pertaining to the defendant's financial circumstances which may be submitted by the parties. Such hearing shall be conducted on the court's own motion or on motion of the State's Attorney at any time after the appointment of counsel but no later than 90 days after the entry of a final order disposing of the case at the trial level." 725 ILCS 5/113-3.1(a) (West 2012).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Hardman