People v. K.C.

Decided July 1, 1999. S Louis Rathje wrote the opinion for the court.

186 Ill. 2d 542 · Cited 107 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.

• People v. Nunn · 396 N.E.2d 27
• People v. Wick · 481 N.E.2d 676
• People v. Gean · 573 N.E.2d 818
• People v. Reed · 591 N.E.2d 455
• People v. Zaremba · 158 Ill. 2d 36
• People v. Kimbrough · 644 N.E.2d 1137
• People v. Tolliver · 147 Ill. 2d 397
• People v. Sevilla · 547 N.E.2d 117
• Nelson v. Union Wire Rope Corp. · 199 N.E.2d 769
• Collins v. Board of Trustees of the Firemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund · 155 Ill. 2d 103
• People v. Bradley · 403 N.E.2d 1029
• Heimgaertner v. Benjamin Electric Manufacturing Co. · 128 N.E.2d 691
• State v. Mikusch · 562 N.E.2d 168
• Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University v. Department of Human Rights · 636 N.E.2d 528
• People v. Miller · 664 N.E.2d 1021
• People v. Ruberg · 395 N.E.2d 205

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