State Supreme Court / Ill.

People v. Phelps

Decided January 23, 2004. Robert R. Thomas wrote the opinion for the court.

809 N.E.2d 1214 · Cited 246 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. Rissley · 651 N.E.2d 133
People v. Whitney · 188 Ill. 2d 91
People v. Carney · 752 N.E.2d 1137
People v. Gonzalez · 600 N.E.2d 1189
People of Illinois v. Haron · 422 N.E.2d 627
People v. White · 499 N.E.2d 467
People v. Enoch · 522 N.E.2d 1124
People v. Pasch · 604 N.E.2d 294
People v. Cooper · 743 N.E.2d 32
People v. Ferguson · 547 N.E.2d 429
Illinois Graphics Co. v. Nickum · 639 N.E.2d 1282
People v. Rodriguez · 169 Ill. 2d 183
People v. Robinson · 667 N.E.2d 1305
People v. Nieves · 737 N.E.2d 150

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People v. Guevara · 837 N.E.2d 901
People v. Johnson · 2019 IL 122956
People v. Comage · 946 N.E.2d 313
People v. Gonzalez · 942 N.E.2d 1246
People v. Jones · 214 Ill. 2d 187
People v. Pack · 862 N.E.2d 938
People v. Brooks · 851 N.E.2d 59
People v. Normand · 831 N.E.2d 587
People v. Coleman · 882 N.E.2d 1025
People v. Cosenza · 830 N.E.2d 522
People v. Goldblatt · 98 A.D.3d 817
People v. Goldblatt · 98 A.D.3d 817

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