People v. Woodard

Decided February 20, 1997. Benjamin Miller wrote the opinion for the court.

677 N.E.2d 935 · Cited 387 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. Winkler · 395 N.E.2d 671
• People v. Hare · 519 N.E.2d 879
• People v. Nixon · 663 N.E.2d 66
• State v. Mikusch · 562 N.E.2d 168
• O'Connor v. a & P Enterprises · 408 N.E.2d 204
• People v. Robinson · 667 N.E.2d 1305
• People v. Youngbey · 413 N.E.2d 416
• People v. Hickman · 644 N.E.2d 1147
• People v. Davis · 442 N.E.2d 855
• Maiter v. Chicago Board of Education · 82 Ill. 2d 373
• Rivard v. Chicago Fire Fighters Union, Local No. 2 · 522 N.E.2d 1195
• People v. Richardson · 470 N.E.2d 1024
• Miller v. Lockett · 457 N.E.2d 14
• Varelis v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital · 657 N.E.2d 997
• People v. Sheehan · 659 N.E.2d 1339
• DiFoggio v. Retirement Board of the County Employees Annuity & Benefit Fund of Cook County · 620 N.E.2d 1070
• People v. Shinkle · 539 N.E.2d 1238
• People v. Taylor · 405 N.E.2d 517
• People v. Bratcher · 500 N.E.2d 954
• People v. Brown · 403 N.E.2d 1324
• Solich v. George & Anna Portes Cancer Prevention Center of Chicago, Inc. · 158 Ill. 2d 76
• Belfield v. Coop · 134 N.E.2d 249
• In Re Marriage of Freeman · 478 N.E.2d 326
• In Re Estate of Swiecicki · 477 N.E.2d 488
• Illinois Chiropractic Society v. Giello · 164 N.E.2d 47

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