396 Ill. App. 3d 145 - People v. Vernon’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
43
cited by 43 later decisions
1
states following
July 2025
most recently cited
43 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · United States v. Cronic · Gilbert v. California · Mempa v. Rhay · United States v. Gouveia
Most-quoted passages
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“"When a defendant suffers a complete absence, at a `critical stage' of the prosecution, of the sixth amendment right to counsel, he or she is entitled to a reversal of that conviction without showing that the deprivation caused him or her prejudice. The sixth amendment right to counsel applies to all `critical stages' of the prosecution, `including pretrial, trial, and sentencing.' People v. Allen, 220 Ill.App.3d 772, 781 [ 162 Ill.Dec. 872 , 580 N.E.2d 1291, 1297 ] (1991), citing United States v. Gouveia, 467 U.S. 180 , 104 S.Ct. 2292 , 81 L.Ed.2d 146 (1984)." Vernón, 396 Ill.App.3d at 152-53 , 336 Ill.Dec. 41 , 919 N.E.2d at 975 .”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“"Because defendant did not receive proper admonishments under Rule 401(a), he could not give a proper waiver of his right to counsel. As he lacked counsel at a critical stage of the proceedings, we must presume that he was prejudiced by the lack of counsel. Defendant is thus entitled to a new trial unaffected by uncounseled choices he made in his motion to dismiss. We remand the matter for a new trial, including, potentially, Rule 401(a) admonitions and a new motion to dismiss." Vernón, 396 Ill.App.3d at 154 , 336 Ill.Dec. 41 , 919 N.E.2d at 976 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the way the defendant frames the issues [at the hearing on the motion to dismiss] is likely to have lasting consequences.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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