People v. Givens

Decided May 24, 2010. Robert R. Thomas wrote the opinion for the court.

934 N.E.2d 470 · Cited 460 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.

• People v. Schmalz · 740 N.E.2d 775
• People v. Collins · 478 N.E.2d 267
• People v. Patterson · 841 N.E.2d 889
• Hux v. Raben · 230 N.E.2d 831
• People v. M.W. · 232 Ill. 2d 408
• People v. Bew · 886 N.E.2d 1002
• People v. Davison · 906 N.E.2d 545
• People v. Adams · 641 N.E.2d 514
• People v. Piatkowski · 870 N.E.2d 403
• People v. Cunningham · 818 N.E.2d 304
• People v. Frieberg · 589 N.E.2d 508
• People v. Jones · 830 N.E.2d 541
• People v. Robinson · 657 N.E.2d 1020
• People v. Orange · 659 N.E.2d 935
• People v. Lee · 828 N.E.2d 237
• People v. Campbell · 862 N.E.2d 933
• Saldana v. Wirtz Cartage Co. · 385 N.E.2d 664
• People v. Richardson · 917 N.E.2d 501
• People v. Manning · 883 N.E.2d 492
• People v. Flatt · 412 N.E.2d 509
• The PEOPLE v. Embry · 169 N.E.2d 767
• People v. Hunt · 914 N.E.2d 477
• People v. Conley · 454 N.E.2d 1107
• People Ex Rel. Akin v. Southern Gem Co. · 163 N.E. 825
• People v. Hill · 589 N.E.2d 1087

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