State Supreme Court / Ill.

People v. Housby

Decided March 31, 1981. Seymour Simon wrote the opinion for the court.

420 N.E.2d 151 · Cited 179 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.

Tot v. United States · 319 U.S. 463
The People v. Whittaker · 259 N.E.2d 787
Smith v. People · 115 Ill. 17
People v. Stock · 309 N.E.2d 19
Gann v. State · 269 N.E.2d 381
People v. Bennett · 121 N.E.2d 595
Wells v. People · 592 P.2d 1321
Williams v. Commonwealth · 193 Va. 764
State v. Brookshire · 480 P.2d 985
State v. Lewis · 242 N.W.2d 711
People v. Panus · 391 N.E.2d 376
People v. Robinson · 41 Cal. App. 3d 658
State v. Kirkman · 432 P.2d 638
State v. Heim · 490 P.2d 1233
State v. Cook · 194 N.W.2d 218
The People v. Mills · 237 N.E.2d 697
Jones v. State · 468 P.2d 805
State v. Coleman · 605 P.2d 1000
The PEOPLE v. Pride · 156 N.E.2d 551
The PEOPLE v. Marino · 256 N.E.2d 770
State v. Searle · 339 So. 2d 1194
State v. Rinehart · 283 N.W.2d 319
Williams v. People · 196 Ill. 173
The People v. Sampson · 169 N.E. 772
The PEOPLE v. Taylor · 182 N.E.2d 654

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