People v. Baskerville’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 13 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a]lthough a person may commit obstruction of a peace officer by means of a physical act, this type of conduct is neither an essential element of nor the exclusive means of committing an obstruction. The legislative focus of section 31-1(a) is on the tendency of the conduct to interpose an obstacle that impedes or hinders the officer in the performance of his authorized duties.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Martinez v. City of Chi. · 120 F. Supp. 3d 825 - Skube v. Koester

2. “In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence in a criminal case, our inquiry is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. People v. Hardman · 361 Ill. Dec. 150 - People v. Alvarez

3. “'resist' implies some type of physical exertion in relation to the officer's actions,” id. 357 Ill.Dec. 500 , 963 N.E.2d at 905-06 , but,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Abbott v. Sangamon County · Martinez v. City of Chi.