People v. Brenda T.

Decided October 21, 2004. Rita B. Garman wrote the opinion for the court.

212 Ill. 2d 347 · Cited 659 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.

• Addington v. Texas · 441 U.S. 418
• Bazydlo v. Volant · 647 N.E.2d 273
• Lyon v. Department of Children & Family Services · 807 N.E.2d 423
• People v. Trainor · 752 N.E.2d 1055
• People v. Enis · 520 N.E.2d 362
• People v. Coleman · 701 N.E.2d 1063
• People v. La Pointe · 431 N.E.2d 344
• Swick v. Liautaud · 662 N.E.2d 1238
• People v. W.C. · 167 Ill. 2d 307
• Sullivan v. Edward Hospital · 806 N.E.2d 645
• Dawdy, Jr. v. Union Pacific R.R. Co. · 207 Ill. 2d 167
• People v. M.D. · 196 Ill. 2d 405
• R.W. v. D.C. · 195 Ill. 2d 291
• People v. Rosanna W. · 199 Ill. 2d 198
• People v. Williams · 807 N.E.2d 448
• People v. Ortega · 808 N.E.2d 496
• People v. Urbasek · 232 N.E.2d 716
• Boatmen's National Bank v. Martin · 614 N.E.2d 1194
• In Re Andrea F. · 802 N.E.2d 782
• People v. R.G. · 546 N.E.2d 533
• People v. Henderson · 809 N.E.2d 1224

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• In re J.B. · 2018 IL App (1st) 173096
• People v. Gabriel F. (In Re A.F.) · 2018 IL App (3d) 170826
• People v. Vincent · 871 N.E.2d 17
• Best v. Best · 860 N.E.2d 240
• In re B.B. and A.T. · 386 Ill. App. 3d 686
• Berkley v. Illinois Department of Children & Family Services · 214 Ill. 2d 31
• People v. Vincent · 226 Ill. 2d 1
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• People v. Lisa M. · 214 Ill. 2d 289

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