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12 Illinois opinions name it 1 courts 1987–2025 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Illinois courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
People v. Lozadagreen2 sentences2001Second, if we find an error in the jury instruction, then we must determine "whether, in spite of that error, evidence of defendant's guilt was so clear and convincing as to render the error harmless beyond a reasonable doubt." Dennis , 181 Ill. 2d at 96 . "[T]he test of the correctness of an instruction is not what meaning the ingenuity of counsel can attribute to it, but how and in what sense, under the evidence before them, ordinary persons acting as jurors will understand the instruction." People v. Lozada , 211 Ill. 2001Second, if we find an error in the jury instruction, then we must determine “whether, in spite of that error, evidence of defendant’s guilt was so clear and convincing as to render the error harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.” Dennis, 181 Ill. 2d at 96 . “[T]he test of the correctness of an instruction is not what meaning the ingenuity of counsel can attribute to it, but how and in what sense, under the evidence before them, ordinary persons acting as jurors will understand the instruction.” People v. Lozada, 211 Ill. | 2 | 2 |
People v. McKeegreen1 sentence2025See People v. McKee, 2022 IL App (2d) 210624, ¶ 42 . | 1 | 1 |
People v. Robertsgreen2 sentences1987See, e.g., People v. Roberts (1979), 75 Ill. 2d 1 , 387 N.E.2d 331 ; People v. Gore (1979), 72 Ill. 1987See, e.g., People v. Roberts (1979), 75 Ill. 2d 1 , 387 N.E.2d 331 ; People v. Gore (1979), 72 Ill. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
People v. Dennis
green
2 sentences2003Second, if we find an error in the jury instruction, then we must determine “whether, in spite of that error, evidence of defendant’s guilt was so clear and convincing as to render the error harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.” Dennis, 181 Ill. 2d at 96 . 2003Second, if we find an error in the jury instruction, then we must determine "whether, in spite of that error, evidence of defendant's guilt was so clear and convincing as to render the error harmless beyond a reasonable doubt." Dennis, 181 Ill.2d at 96 , 229 Ill.Dec. 552 , 692 N.E.2d 325 . | 6 | 2001–2003 |
People v. Piatkowski
green
1 sentence2019Id. at 568 . ¶ 124 Here, the evidence against Othman is demonstrably stronger than the evidence in Piatkowski and, as discussed below, includes both inculpatory statements and substantial corroborating evidence. | 1 | 2019–2019 |
People v. Cloyd
green
1 sentence1993(Cloyd, 152 Ill. | 1 | 1993–1993 |
People v. Underwood
green
2 sentences1992(People v. Underwood (1978), 72 Ill. 2d 124 , 378 N.E.2d 513 .) Generally, the failure to make an objection at trial to an error in the jury instruction constitutes a waiver of the error, if any exists. 1992(People v. Underwood (1978), 72 Ill. 2d 124 , 378 N.E.2d 513 .) Generally, the failure to make an objection at trial to an error in the jury instruction constitutes a waiver of the error, if any exists. | 1 | 1992–1992 |
People v. Chapman
green
1 sentence1992(People v. Chapman (1981), 94 Ill. | 1 | 1992–1992 |
People v. Cooney
green
1 sentence1990App. 3d 989 , 484 N.E.2d 802 , in support of its argument that the error in the jury instruction was harmless. | 1 | 1990–1990 |
People v. Gore
green
1 sentence1987See, e.g., People v. Roberts (1979), 75 Ill. 2d 1 , 387 N.E.2d 331 ; People v. Gore (1979), 72 Ill. | 1 | 1987–1987 |
People v. Jones
green
2 sentences1987(People v. Jones (1979), 81 Ill. 2d 1 , 405 N.E.2d 343 .) In Jones, the court found the intent to commit murder was blatantly evident from the circumstances, and found the error in the jury instruction to be harmless. 1987(People v. Jones (1979), 81 Ill. 2d 1 , 405 N.E.2d 343 .) In Jones, the court found the intent to commit murder was blatantly evident from the circumstances, and found the error in the jury instruction to be harmless. | 1 | 1987–1987 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.