The People v. Wolff

Decided May 18, 1960. Joseph E. Daily wrote the opinion for the court.

167 N.E.2d 197 · Cited 145 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.

• State v. Hayes · 18 A.2d 895
• People v. Walsh · 186 N.E. 422
• People v. Dolgin · 114 N.E.2d 389
• People v. Schainuck · 36 N.E.2d 94
• Gordon v. United States · 344 U.S. 414
• The People v. Moses · 142 N.E.2d 1
• People v. Brown · 112 N.E.2d 122
• The People v. Street · 186 N.E. 534
• The People v. Rose · 180 N.E. 791
• The People v. Mattei · 44 N.E.2d 576
• The People v. Dunham · 176 N.E. 325
• People v. Terrell · 262 Ill. 138
• People v. Courtney · 307 Ill. 441
• The People v. Rasmussen · 159 N.E. 360
• The People v. Marmon · 59 N.E.2d 808

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• ANTROBUS v. State · 254 N.E.2d 873
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• The People v. Neiman · 197 N.E.2d 8
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• State v. Page · 244 A.2d 258
• People v. Dickens · 311 N.E.2d 705
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• People v. Williams · 245 N.E.2d 17
• The PEOPLE v. Allen · 264 N.E.2d 184
• People v. Howze · 286 N.E.2d 507
• Commonwealth v. Smith · 412 Pa. 1
• State v. Cochrun · 434 N.W.2d 370
• The PEOPLE v. Telio · 275 N.E.2d 222
• People v. Hardnett · 270 N.E.2d 864
• People v. Fields · 298 N.E.2d 743
• People v. Ward · 301 N.E.2d 139

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