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8 Illinois opinions name it 1 courts 2016–2021 2 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. Blairgreen2 sentences2019People v. Blair, 215 Ill. 2d 427, 443-44 (2005). ¶ 15 For cases not involving the death penalty, the Act sets forth a three-stage process for hearing a petitioner’s constitutional claims. 2018People v. Blair , 215 Ill. 2d 427 , 443-44, 294 Ill.Dec. 654 , 831 N.E.2d 604 (2005). ¶ 15 For cases not involving the death penalty, the Act sets forth a three-stage process for hearing a petitioner's constitutional claims. | 3 | 4 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
People v. Patterson
green
2 sentences2021Patterson, 2018 IL App (1st) 160610, ¶ 15 . 2020“For cases not involving the death penalty, the Act sets forth a three-stage process for hearing a petitioner’s constitutional claims. [Citation.] At the first stage, the circuit court independently reviews the petition and determines whether the petition is frivolous or patently without merit. [Citations.] A petition may be summarily dismissed at the first stage as frivolous and patently without merit ‘only if the petition has no arguable basis either in law or in fact.’ [Citation.] A petition lacks an arguable basis in law or fact if it is based on ‘an indisputably meritless legal theory or | 4 | 2020–2021 |
People v. Harris
green
2 sentences2019Harris, 224 Ill. 2d at 125 . 2018Harris , 224 Ill. 2d at 125 , 308 Ill.Dec. 757 , 862 N.E.2d 960 . | 4 | 2016–2019 |
People v. Tate
green
1 sentence2020People v. Tate, 2012 IL 112214, ¶ 19 . | 1 | 2020–2020 |
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.