People v. Mccabe’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The basic requirements of due process demand that items of discovery in the possession and control of the State must be produced in the face of a defense request where such items are beneficial to the accused and are material to either guilt or punishment. Moore v. Illinois (1972), 408 U.S. 786 , 33 L. Ed. 2d 706 , 92 S. Ct. 2562 ; Brady v. Maryland (1963), 373 U.S. 83 , 10 L. Ed. 2d 215 , 83 S. Ct. 1194 . Supreme Court rule 412(c) and (g) provides in part: ‘(c) Except as is otherwise provided in these rules as to protective orders, the State shall disclose to defense counsel any material or information within its possession or control which tends to negate the guilt of the accused as to the offense charged or would tend to reduce his punishment therefor. <* «* # (g) Upon defense counsel’s request and designation of material or information which would be discoverable if in the possession or control of the State, and which is in the possession or control of other government personnel, the State shall use diligent good faith efforts to cause such material to be made available to defense counsel; * * *.’ Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110A, par. 412(c) and (g).””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 111 Ill. App. 3d 800 - People v. Palmer · 91 Ill. App. 3d 1041 - People v. Ball