94 Ill. App. 3d 895 - People v. Thomas’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) Whether there is sufficient evidence upon which a grand jury may be expected to return an indictment; (2) whether there is evidence that the alleged offense was committed in an aggressive and premeditated manner; (3) the age of the minor; (4) the previous history of the minor; (5) whether there are facilities particularly available to the Juvenile Court for the treatment and rehabilitation of the minor; (6) whether the best interest of the minor and the security of the public may require that the minor continue in custody or under supervision for a period extending beyond his minority; and (7) whether the minor possessed a deadly weapon when committing the alleged offense.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 96 Ill. App. 3d 390 - People v. Kraman · 269 Ill. App. 3d 287 - People v. J.O.

2. “The role of the appellate court in determining the propriety of a juvenile transfer to criminal court is whether, in light of the statutory criteria, the trial judge abused his discretion.” (People v. Thomas (1981), 94 Ill. App. 3d 895, 902 , 419 N.E.2d 480, 486 .) Our review of the record indicates that the trial judge did consider these factors. However,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 269 Ill. App. 3d 287 - People v. J.O.