People v. Baptist

Decided May 18, 1979. Thomas J. Moran wrote the opinion for the court.

389 N.E.2d 1200 · Cited 355 times

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Precedents cited

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.

• Forsyth v. Vehmeyer · 177 U.S. 177
• The People v. Hairston · 263 N.E.2d 840
• People v. McDonald · 343 N.E.2d 489
• People v. Lehman · 125 N.E.2d 506
• The People v. Tranowski · 169 N.E.2d 347
• The People v. Nilsson · 255 N.E.2d 432
• People v. Weathers · 338 N.E.2d 880
• The People v. Naujokas · 182 N.E.2d 700
• Gillson v. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad · 246 N.E.2d 269
• The PEOPLE v. Underhill · 230 N.E.2d 837
• The PEOPLE v. Daugherty · 253 N.E.2d 389
• The PEOPLE v. Garreau · 189 N.E.2d 287
• The PEOPLE v. Carter · 233 N.E.2d 393
• People v. Fiorito · 108 N.E.2d 455
• Maxcy-Barton Organ Co. v. Glen Building Corp. · 189 N.E. 826
• Felix v. Caldwell · 235 Ill. 159

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