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18 Illinois opinions name it 2 courts 1998–2025 5 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Illinois courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Kyles v. Whitleygreen2 sentences2018The materiality inquiry “ ‘is not a sufficiency of evidence test’ ” (People v. Coleman, 183 Ill. 2d 366, 393 (1998) (quoting Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419, 434 (1995))) and “a showing of materiality does not require demonstration by a preponderance that disclosure would have resulted ultimately in defendant’s acquittal.” Id. 2018The materiality inquiry “ ‘is not a sufficiency of evidence test’ ” (People v. Coleman, 183 Ill. 2d 366, 393 (1998) (quoting Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419, 434 (1995))) and “a showing of materiality does not require demonstration by a preponderance that disclosure would have resulted ultimately in defendant’s acquittal.” Id. | 3 | 9 |
People v. Batchelorgreen2 sentences1999People v. Batchelor, 171 Ill. 2d 367, 376 (1996). 1999People v. Batchelor , 171 Ill. 2d 367, 376 (1996). | 2 | 2 |
People v. Colemangreen2 sentences2018The materiality inquiry “ ‘is not a sufficiency of evidence test’ ” (People v. Coleman, 183 Ill. 2d 366, 393 (1998) (quoting Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419, 434 (1995))) and “a showing of materiality does not require demonstration by a preponderance that disclosure would have resulted ultimately in defendant’s acquittal.” Id. 2001The materiality determination “turns on whether, the ‘[g]overnment’s evidentiary suppression “undermines confidence in the outcome of the trial,” ’ which *** ‘is not a sufficiency of evidence test.’ ” Coleman, 183 Ill. 2d at 393 , quoting Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419, 434 , 131 L. | 1 | 3 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
United States v. Bagley
green
2 sentences2001The materiality determination "turns on whether the `[government's evidentiary suppression "undermines confidence in the outcome of the trial,"` which * * * `is not a sufficiency of evidence test.'" Coleman, 183 Ill.2d at 393 , 233 Ill.Dec. 789 , 701 N.E.2d 1063 , quoting Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419, 434 , 115 S.Ct. 1555, 1566 , 131 L.Ed.2d 490, 506 (1995), quoting Bagley, 473 U.S. at 678 , 105 S.Ct. at 3381 , 87 L.Ed.2d at 491 . 2001The materiality determination "turns on whether the `[government's evidentiary suppression "undermines confidence in the outcome of the trial,"` which * * * `is not a sufficiency of evidence test.'" Coleman, 183 Ill.2d at 393 , 233 Ill.Dec. 789 , 701 N.E.2d 1063 , quoting Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419, 434 , 115 S.Ct. 1555, 1566 , 131 L.Ed.2d 490, 506 (1995), quoting Bagley, 473 U.S. at 678 , 105 S.Ct. at 3381 , 87 L.Ed.2d at 491 . | 4 | 1998–2001 |
People v. Cline
green
2 sentences2024However, as our supreme court explained in People v. Cline, 2022 IL 126383, ¶¶ 32-33 , a sufficiency of evidence analysis “must be limited to evidence actually admitted at trial, and judicial notice cannot be used to introduce new evidentiary material -9- No. 1-22-0575 not considered by the fact finder during its deliberations,” because, to conclude otherwise would “wholly ignore[ ] the role of a reviewing court” in examining a defendant’s guilt. ¶ 25 While defendant attempts to distinguish Cline on the basis that the supreme court there was considering a request to take judicial notice of sci 2023Cline, 2022 IL 126383, ¶¶ 32-33 . ¶ 46 That said, if the defendant believes that these documents unequivocally establish that, when the search warrant was executed, the apartment contained two bedrooms, instead of one, thereby impeaching the testimony of the two police officers, and giving more credence to Webster’s version of events, to such an extent that there is a reasonable probability that the outcome of his 9 These documents purport to include (1) a warranty deed from an online search of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds, (2) an MLS listing for the property, and (3) a 2019 YouTube video | 3 | 2023–2024 |
People v. Appelgren
green
2 sentences2020Id. at 144 . 2020Id. at 144 . | 2 | 2020–2020 |
People v. Smith
green
2 sentences2010Furthermore, “Materiality ‘is not a sufficiency of evidence test.’ ” Smith, 352 Ill. 2010Furthermore, “Materiality ‘is not a sufficiency of evidence test.’ ” Smith, 352 Ill. | 2 | 2010–2010 |
People v. Lee
green
1 sentence2025Lee, 213 Ill. 2d at 225 . | 1 | 2025–2025 |
People v. Jackson
green
1 sentence2025When a sufficiency of evidence claim is raised, “a reviewing court must determine 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 crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” People v. Jackson, 2020 IL 124112, ¶ 64 . | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.