The People v. Baker
Decided March 20, 1959. Joseph E. Daily wrote the opinion for the court.
158 N.E.2d 1 · Cited 122 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. Hermens · 125 N.E.2d 500
- The People v. Allen · 14 N.E.2d 397
- People v. Holtzman · 116 N.E.2d 338
- The People v. Pierce · 57 N.E.2d 345
- The People v. Maggio · 155 N.E. 373
- The PEOPLE v. Nitti · 133 N.E.2d 12
- People v. Derrico · 100 N.E.2d 607
- The People v. Durand · 152 N.E. 569
- The People v. Harvey · 152 N.E. 147
- The People v. Harrison · 194 N.E. 518
- People v. McKinney · 267 Ill. 454
- The People v. Levy · 184 N.E. 223
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