State Supreme Court / Ill.

The People v. Davis

Decided January 24, 1957. Charles H. Davis wrote the opinion for the court.

140 N.E.2d 675 · Cited 123 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. Fox · 150 N.E. 847
The PEOPLE v. Wagoner · 133 N.E.2d 24
Stevens v. People · 158 Ill. 111
Wilson v. United States · 162 U.S. 613
People v. Sweeney · 304 Ill. 502
The People v. Stavrakas · 167 N.E. 852
People v. Williams · 111 N.E.2d 343
Shannon v. Swanson · 208 Ill. 52
People v. Karpovich · 288 Ill. 268
People v. Thompson · 94 N.E.2d 349
The People v. Ristau · 2 N.E.2d 833
Cunningham v. State · 210 Ill. 410
The People v. McCurrie · 169 N.E. 214
People v. Rosenbaum · 299 Ill. 93
People v. Meyers · 105 N.E.2d 746
People v. Ortega · 125 N.E.2d 481
People v. Eccarius · 305 Ill. 62
The People v. Ickes · 19 N.E.2d 373
People v. Silva · 405 Ill. 158
Cantwell v. People · 138 Ill. 602
People v. Hinderhan · 91 N.E.2d 430
People v. Cohen · 268 Ill. 416
The People v. Claussen · 11 N.E.2d 959
People v. Sproch · 97 N.E.2d 833
The People v. Harris · 63 N.E.2d 398

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