People v. Lawton

Decided October 7, 2004. Philip J. Rarick wrote the opinion for the court.

818 N.E.2d 326 · Cited 153 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. Harvey · 753 N.E.2d 293
• People v. Masterson · 798 N.E.2d 735
• People v. Haynes · 737 N.E.2d 169
• Sarkissian v. Chicago Board of Education · 776 N.E.2d 195
• People v. Pinkonsly · 207 Ill. 2d 555
• People v. Trainor · 752 N.E.2d 1055
• People v. Bailey · 639 N.E.2d 1313
• Hall v. the People · 84 N.E.2d 418
• The People v. Anderson · 201 N.E.2d 394
• People v. Sheppard · 90 N.E.2d 78
• Putnam v. People · 97 N.E.2d 841
• People v. Albanese · 473 N.E.2d 1246
• Best v. Taylor MacHine Works · 689 N.E.2d 1057
• People v. Flores · 606 N.E.2d 1078
• Smith v. Airoom, Inc. · 499 N.E.2d 1381
• Robb v. Connolly · 111 U.S. 624
• People v. Gaines · 473 N.E.2d 868
• Young v. Ragen · 337 U.S. 235
• People v. Mahaffey · 651 N.E.2d 174
• People v. Alvine · 671 N.E.2d 713
• People v. Allen · 481 N.E.2d 690
• People v. Wilson · 647 N.E.2d 910
• People v. Burns · 809 N.E.2d 107
• Miller v. Gupta · 672 N.E.2d 1229
• People v. William M. · 795 N.E.2d 269

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• People v. Johnson · 842 N.E.2d 714
• People v. Mata · 842 N.E.2d 686
• People v. Begay · 2018 IL App (1st) 150446
• People v. Phipps · 889 N.E.2d 1154
• People v. Masterson · 958 N.E.2d 686
• Paul v. Gerald Adelman & Associates, Ltd. · 858 N.E.2d 1
• People v. Patterson · 841 N.E.2d 889
• People v. Mata · 217 Ill. 2d 535
• Indiana Family & Social Services Administration v. Meyer · 927 N.E.2d 367
• Harris v. State · 831 N.E.2d 848

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