State Supreme Court / Ill.

The People v. Poland

Decided May 19, 1961. Harry B. Hershey wrote the opinion for the court.

174 N.E.2d 804 · Cited 205 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.

Showalter v. Western Pacific Railroad · 16 Cal. 2d 460
The People v. Weisberg · 71 N.E.2d 671
People v. Tamborski · 114 N.E.2d 649
People v. Scott · 284 Ill. 465

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