The People v. Allen

Decided October 22, 1937. Francis S. Wilson wrote the opinion for the court.

14 N.E.2d 397 · Cited 79 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. Fox · 269 Ill. 300
• People Ex Rel. Flinn v. Barr · 181 N.E. 64
• People v. Israel · 269 Ill. 284
• The People v. Bain · 193 N.E. 137
• State v. Wheelock · 250 N.W. 817
• People v. Andrae · 305 Ill. 530
• The People v. Olife · 197 N.E. 777
• The People v. Smaszcz · 176 N.E. 768
• The People v. Peterson · 4 N.E.2d 37
• People v. Majors · 65 Cal. 138
• The People v. Kidd · 191 N.E. 244
• The People v. Schneider · 195 N.E. 430
• Nagel v. People · 229 Ill. 598
• The People v. Schneider · 200 N.E. 321
• Spears v. People · 220 Ill. 72
• The People v. Greenspawn · 179 N.E. 98
• The People v. Clavey · 189 N.E. 364
• The People v. Wallage · 186 N.E. 540

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• Williams v. United States · 569 A.2d 97
• State v. Carte · 157 Kan. 673
• People v. Heil · 49 Ill. App. 3d 55
• People v. Albanese · 473 N.E.2d 1246
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Moszczynski v. Ashe · 21 A.2d 920
• State v. Rabe · 291 N.W.2d 809
• Ex Parte Rathmell · 717 S.W.2d 33
• State v. Irvin · 603 S.W.2d 121
• State v. McFadden · 320 N.W.2d 608
• The People v. Flaherty · 71 N.E.2d 779
• State v. Kluttz · 9 Conn. App. 686
• Jeppesen v. State · 154 Neb. 765
• Burton v. State · 79 So. 2d 242
• Lawrence v. Commonwealth · 181 Va. 582
• Myers v. Murensky · 245 S.E.2d 920
• State v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co. · 87 A.2d 709
• People v. Rivas · 126 N.E.2d 638
• People v. Calhoun · 361 N.E.2d 55
• United States v. St. Clair · 62 F. Supp. 795
• Scott v. State · 473 So. 2d 1167
• State v. Tuohy · 197 P.2d 1014
• The People v. Maloney · 18 N.E.2d 885
• The People v. Hairston · 263 N.E.2d 840
• The People v. Golson · 207 N.E.2d 68
• The People v. Baker · 158 N.E.2d 1

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