State Supreme Court / Ill.

People v. Holmes

Decided January 20, 1978. Joseph H. Goldenhersh wrote the opinion for the court.

372 N.E.2d 656 · Cited 140 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.

The PEOPLE v. Tobe · 276 N.E.2d 294
The PEOPLE v. Pulaski · 155 N.E.2d 29
State v. Kociolek · 118 A.2d 812
People v. Rivers · 102 N.E.2d 303
The People v. Mills · 237 N.E.2d 697
People v. Tilley · 104 N.E.2d 499
The People v. Brothers · 180 N.E. 442
The People v. Cooper · 75 N.E.2d 885
The PEOPLE v. Stacey · 184 N.E.2d 866
The People v. Hoffman · 40 N.E.2d 515
Heldmaier v. Rehor · 188 Ill. 458
Wyckoff v. Chicago City Railway Co. · 234 Ill. 613

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