People v. Owens

Decided April 4, 1984. Robert C. Underwood wrote the opinion for the court.

464 N.E.2d 261 · Cited 176 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. Free · 447 N.E.2d 218
• People v. La Pointe · 431 N.E.2d 344
• People v. Wilkerson · 429 N.E.2d 526
• People v. Kline · 442 N.E.2d 154
• People v. Smith · 442 N.E.2d 1325
• People Ex Rel. Carey v. Cousins · 397 N.E.2d 809
• People v. Lewis · 430 N.E.2d 1346
• People v. Brownell · 404 N.E.2d 181
• People v. Gaines · 430 N.E.2d 1046
• People v. Albanese · 464 N.E.2d 206
• The People v. Hairston · 263 N.E.2d 840
• People v. Kubat · 447 N.E.2d 247
• People v. Silagy · 461 N.E.2d 415
• People v. Davis · 447 N.E.2d 353
• The People v. Adkins · 242 N.E.2d 258
• Cozzolino v. State · 584 S.W.2d 765
• People v. Barr · 280 N.E.2d 708
• People v. Gallo · 297 N.E.2d 569
• Jordan v. State · 287 N.W.2d 509
• People v. Carlson · 404 N.E.2d 233
• People v. Caballero · 464 N.E.2d 223
• People v. Szabo · 447 N.E.2d 193
• People v. Monroe · 362 N.E.2d 295
• People v. Smothers · 302 N.E.2d 324
• People v. Jackson · 418 N.E.2d 739

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• United States Ex Rel. Kubat v. Thieret · 679 F. Supp. 788
• People v. Hudson · 626 N.E.2d 161
• People v. Smith · 565 N.E.2d 900
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• People v. Wright · 490 N.E.2d 640
• People v. Pugh · 623 N.E.2d 255
• People v. Kuntu · 752 N.E.2d 380
• People v. Williams · 737 N.E.2d 230
• People v. Lego · 507 N.E.2d 800
• People v. Owens · 102 Ill. 2d 145
• People v. Ciavirelli · 635 N.E.2d 610
• Rush v. State · 919 S.W.2d 933

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