State Supreme Court / Ill.

The People v. Swift

Decided December 16, 1925. Clyde Ernest Stone wrote the opinion for the court.

150 N.E. 263 · Cited 62 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. Jennings · 252 Ill. 534
People v. Buckminster · 274 Ill. 435
People v. Hagenow · 236 Ill. 514
Bartley v. People · 156 Ill. 234
People v. Langzem · 307 Ill. 56

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