6 Ill. App. 3d 113 - People v. Pointer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

37 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 37 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““* * * a reviewing court is charged with a special duty to exercise utmost caution and circumspection in scrutinizing the sum and substance of the evidence upon which a conviction for a sex offense is predicated. This principle, of course, reflects judicial awareness that a female’s accusation, often stemming from clandestine circumstances, is easily made, difficult to prove and ofttimes even more difficult to disprove.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Feuling · 42 Ill. App. 3d 746 - People v. Cessna

2. “`Those facts which will, or will not, establish these elements [of the offense charged] beyond a reasonable doubt will vary as might ages, or places or times. For example, the failure of an alleged rape victim to scream or cry out may be of pivotal importance in one case and quite insignificant in another. * * * It is the totality of facts and circumstances which must be carefully examined in each case.' [Citation.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 135 Ill. App. 3d 145 - In Re CKM · 57 Ill. App. 3d 134 - People v. Thompson