11 Illinois opinions name it 1 courts 2005–2025 5 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. Waltongreen2 sentences2023There, the court ruled that advancing an all-or- nothing defense “[h]as been recognized as a valid trial strategy and is generally not unreasonable unless that strategy is based on counsel’s misapprehension of the law.” (Internal quotations omitted.) People v. Neasom, 2017 IL App (1st) 143875, ¶ 43 (quoting People v. Spiller, 2016 IL App (1st) 133389 , ¶ 39, and People v. Walton, 378 Ill. 2021Courts have “repeatedly recognized that the decision to pursue an all-or- nothing defense is a ‘valid trial strategy.’ ” People v. Jackson, 2018 IL App (1st) 150487, ¶ 29 (quoting People v. Walton, 378 Ill. | 3 | 6 |
People v. Jacksongreen2 sentences2021People v. Jackson, 2018 IL App (1st) 150487, ¶ 29 . 2021Courts have “repeatedly recognized that the decision to pursue an all-or- nothing defense is a ‘valid trial strategy.’ ” People v. Jackson, 2018 IL App (1st) 150487, ¶ 29 (quoting People v. Walton, 378 Ill. | 1 | 2 |
People v. De La Pazgreen1 sentence2025See People v. De La Paz, 204 Ill. 2d 426, 433 (2003) (addressing the merits of an issue when the State failed to argue forfeiture). ¶ 19 Although an alibi can be strong in the right circumstances, it tends to be an all-or-nothing defense; jurors are skeptical when defense counsel suggests both that the defendant was in another state at the time of the attack and that the State has failed to prove that the attack was more than a minor disagreement. | 1 | 1 |
People v. Rangelgreen1 sentence2025Cf. People v. Rangel, 104 Ill. | 1 | 1 |
People v. Neasomgreen2 sentences2023There, the court ruled that advancing an all-or- nothing defense “[h]as been recognized as a valid trial strategy and is generally not unreasonable unless that strategy is based on counsel’s misapprehension of the law.” (Internal quotations omitted.) People v. Neasom, 2017 IL App (1st) 143875, ¶ 43 (quoting People v. Spiller, 2016 IL App (1st) 133389 , ¶ 39, and People v. Walton, 378 Ill. 2023There, the court ruled that advancing an all-or- nothing defense “[h]as been recognized as a valid trial strategy and is generally not unreasonable unless that strategy is based on counsel’s misapprehension of the law.” (Internal quotations omitted.) People v. Neasom, 2017 IL App (1st) 143875, ¶ 43 (quoting People v. Spiller, 2016 IL App (1st) 133389 , ¶ 39, and People v. Walton, 378 Ill. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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People v. Spiller
green
2 sentences2023There, the court ruled that advancing an all-or- nothing defense “[h]as been recognized as a valid trial strategy and is generally not unreasonable unless that strategy is based on counsel’s misapprehension of the law.” (Internal quotations omitted.) People v. Neasom, 2017 IL App (1st) 143875, ¶ 43 (quoting People v. Spiller, 2016 IL App (1st) 133389 , ¶ 39, and People v. Walton, 378 Ill. 2018Furthermore, counsel’s decision to advance an all-or-nothing defense has been recognized as a valid trial strategy “ ‘and is generally not unreasonable unless that strategy is based upon counsel’s misapprehension of the law.’ ” Spiller, 2016 IL App (1st) 133389 , ¶ 39 (quoting Walton, 378 Ill. | 3 | 2017–2023 |
People v. Wright
green
2 sentences2005Wright , 111 Ill. 2d at 22-24 , 488 N.E.2d at 975-76 . 2005Wright , 111 Ill. 2d at 22-24 , 488 N.E.2d at 975-76 . | 2 | 2005–2005 |
People v. Lemke
green
1 sentence2023Id. ¶ 44 In his brief, Jackson asserts that George Jackson’s decision to pursue an all-or-nothing claim of self-defense was objectively unreasonable, arguing: “Viewing the video, it is clear that [Jackson]’s actions exceeded the bounds of pure self- defense. | 1 | 2023–2023 |
People v. Wilmington
green
1 sentence2021People v. Wilmington, 2013 IL 112938, ¶ 48 . - 12 - 2021 IL App (2d) 200185-U ¶ 52 Further, a decision to pursue an all-or-nothing defense is a valid trial strategy. | 1 | 2021–2021 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
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