People v. Spreitzer

Decided March 23, 1988. William G. Clark wrote the opinion for the court.

525 N.E.2d 30 · Cited 305 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.

• The People v. Stoval · 239 N.E.2d 441
• Glasser v. United States · 315 U.S. 60
• People v. Kester · 361 N.E.2d 569
• People v. Washington · 461 N.E.2d 393
• People v. Fife · 392 N.E.2d 1345
• People v. Davis · 447 N.E.2d 353
• People v. Lewis · 430 N.E.2d 1346
• People v. Emerson · 522 N.E.2d 1109
• People v. Coslet · 364 N.E.2d 67
• People v. Free · 447 N.E.2d 218
• People v. Stewart · 473 N.E.2d 1227
• People v. Stewart · 473 N.E.2d 840
• People Ex Rel. Carey v. Cousins · 397 N.E.2d 809
• People v. Whitehead · 508 N.E.2d 687
• People v. Del Vecchio · 475 N.E.2d 840
• People v. Robinson · 402 N.E.2d 157
• People v. Spicer · 402 N.E.2d 169
• People v. Stewart · 520 N.E.2d 348
• People v. Jones · 520 N.E.2d 325
• People v. Brownell · 404 N.E.2d 181
• People v. Johnson · 499 N.E.2d 1355
• People v. Gaines · 430 N.E.2d 1046
• People v. Szabo · 447 N.E.2d 193
• People v. Tiller · 447 N.E.2d 174
• People v. Albanese · 464 N.E.2d 206

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• People v. Williams · 588 N.E.2d 983
• People v. Peterson · 2017 IL 120331
• People v. Sutherland · 610 N.E.2d 1
• People v. Hardin · 840 N.E.2d 1205
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• United States Ex Rel. Kokoraleis v. Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections · 963 F. Supp. 1473
• People v. Terrell · 708 N.E.2d 309
• People v. Kokoraleis · 547 N.E.2d 202
• People v. Allen · 580 N.E.2d 1291
• People v. Fields · 552 N.E.2d 791
• People v. Spreitzer · 572 N.E.2d 931
• State v. Love · 594 N.W.2d 806
• People v. Hudson · 626 N.E.2d 161

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