People v. Austin

Decided January 29, 1990. John James Stamos wrote the opinion for the court.

549 N.E.2d 331 · Cited 143 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• People v. Leonard · 415 N.E.2d 358
• People v. Craven · 299 N.E.2d 1
• People v. Chevalier · 544 N.E.2d 942
• People v. Jacobs · 357 N.E.2d 821
• United States Ex Rel. Bacon v. DeRobertis · 551 F. Supp. 269
• People v. Reddick · 526 N.E.2d 141
• People v. Bratcher · 349 N.E.2d 31
• The People v. Crews · 231 N.E.2d 451
• People v. Handley · 282 N.E.2d 131
• The People v. Ward · 204 N.E.2d 741
• People v. Fausz · 449 N.E.2d 78
• People v. Bailey · 490 N.E.2d 1334
• People v. Causey · 383 N.E.2d 234

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• People v. Lewis · 651 N.E.2d 72
• People v. Garcia · 651 N.E.2d 100
• People v. Salazar · 643 N.E.2d 698
• People v. Flores · 645 N.E.2d 1050
• People v. Johnson · 603 N.E.2d 624
• People v. Tenner · 626 N.E.2d 138
• People v. Crane · 585 N.E.2d 99
• People v. Williams · 563 N.E.2d 762

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