People v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
1972
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 33 Ill. 2d 417 - The People v. Taylor · 42 Ill. 2d 91 - The People v. Nicholls · 10 Ill. 2d 74 - The PEOPLE v. Halteman · 18 Ill. 2d 453 - The PEOPLE v. Berry · 46 Ill. 2d 554 - The PEOPLE v. Davis
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Improper comments and-argument cannot be condoned, but they do not warrant the overturning of a jury verdict unless they represent a material factor in the conviction and unless the verdict could have been otherwise had the remark not been made. People v. Davis, 46 Ill.2d 554 , 264 N.E.2d 140 , People v. Nicholls, 42 Ill.2d 91 , 245 N.E.2d 771 , People v. Naujokas, 25 Ill.2d 32 , 182 N.E.2d 700 .””
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.