53 Ill. App. 3d 312 - People v. Osborn’s Empirical Analysis

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70 state decisions

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

1. ““It is, of course, generally true that evidence of extra-indictment offenses, that is, evidence of crimes other than the one for which the accused is being tried, is not admissible, but there are situations of exception. Evidence which tends to prove a fact in issue is admissible though it may be evidence showing that the accused has committed a crime other than the one for which he is being tried, and evidence which goes to show motive, intent, identity, absence of mistake or modus operandi is admissible though it may show the commission of a separate offense. [Citations.] In fact it has been broadly held that evidence of other offenses is admissible if relevant for any purpose other than to show propensity to commit a crime. [Citations.]””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 60 Ill. App. 3d 980 - People v. Gonzales · 69 Ill. App. 3d 906 - People v. Walters

2. ““In both cases, the woman made contact with the defendant by means of a newspaper advertisement for help. In both cases, the original contact was for employment but, in good part as a result of the efforts of defendant, the relationship soon broadened into a social and more personal type of contact. Both of the incidents occurred in the privacy of the homes of the respective complainants to which defendant had been invited. In both situations defendant expressly told the woman he was going to have sexual relations with her. In both cases he depended upon physical force in commencing to obtain his stated desire. In both instances he seized the woman forcefully by the throat. In both cases, however, the defendant’s conduct was sexually motivated.” 53 Ill. App. 3d 312, 321 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 117 Ill. App. 3d 1026 - People v. Fuller

3. ““Courts of review have a special duty of carefuEy examining the evidence in rape cases. [Citation.] But in doing so the court may not encroach upon the function of the trier of fact to weigh credibüity and otherwise assess the evidence which was presented. [Citation.] That evidence has been conflicting wiE not justify a reversal of a finding by the trier of fact. [Citations.] A court of review wEl not set aside a finding of guEty unless the evidence is so palpably contrary to the finding or so unreasonable, improbable or unsatisfactory as to cause reasonable doubt as to the guEt of the accused. [Citation.]””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 60 Ill. App. 3d 980 - People v. Gonzales