State Supreme Court / Ill.

People v. Molstad

Decided February 1, 1984. William G. Clark wrote the opinion for the court.

461 N.E.2d 398 · Cited 244 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.

The People v. Baker · 158 N.E.2d 1
People v. Lee · 429 N.E.2d 461
People v. Manion · 367 N.E.2d 1313
People v. Stringer · 289 N.E.2d 631
Ostendorf v. International Harvester Co. · 433 N.E.2d 253
The PEOPLE v. Yonder · 256 N.E.2d 321
The People v. Boney · 192 N.E.2d 920
The People v. Peck · 193 N.E. 609
People v. LeMorte · 289 Ill. 11

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