State Supreme Court / Ill.

The People v. Watkins

Decided March 31, 1960. Walter V. Schaefer wrote the opinion for the court.

166 N.E.2d 433 · Cited 176 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. Clark · 137 N.E.2d 820
People v. Blodgett · 46 Cal. 2d 114
People v. Gonzales · 97 N.W.2d 16
Elliott Et Ux. v. State · 116 S.W.2d 1009
The PEOPLE v. Berry · 161 N.E.2d 315
People v. Edge · 94 N.E.2d 359
The PEOPLE v. West · 154 N.E.2d 286
Weeks v. United States · 232 U.S. 383
Go-Bart Importing Co. v. United States · 282 U.S. 344
Garske v. United States · 1 F.2d 620
People v. Tillman · 116 N.E.2d 344
The People v. McGurn · 173 N.E. 754
People v. Shambley · 122 N.E.2d 172
People v. McGowan · 114 N.E.2d 407
The People v. Hord · 160 N.E. 135
The People v. Clardy · 165 N.E. 638
The PEOPLE v. Esposito · 163 N.E.2d 487
The People v. Blenz · 148 N.E. 249
People v. Estep · 97 N.E.2d 823
People v. Williams · 119 N.E.2d 731
The People v. Basuris · 195 N.E. 709
The People v. Harrison · 74 N.E.2d 882

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State v. Quintana · 376 P.2d 130
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State v. Hanawahine · 443 P.2d 149
The PEOPLE v. Lewis · 215 N.E.2d 283
The People v. Zeravich · 195 N.E.2d 612
People v. Tadlock · 208 N.E.2d 100
People v. Superior Court · 496 P.2d 1205
People v. Cole · 298 N.E.2d 705
People v. Robinson · 342 N.E.2d 356
State v. Gustafson · 258 So. 2d 1
The People v. Brown · 231 N.E.2d 577
People v. Blitz · 369 N.E.2d 1238
The People v. Thomas · 201 N.E.2d 413
State v. Lenon · 570 P.2d 901
The People v. Harper · 185 N.E.2d 865
Adair v. State · 427 S.W.2d 67
Gustafson v. State · 243 So. 2d 615
People v. Troutt · 366 N.E.2d 370
Watts v. State · 196 So. 2d 79

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