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7 Illinois opinions name it 1 courts 1970–2025 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 |
|---|---|---|
The People v. Dwyergreen2 sentences2012Whether Defendant Was Armed With a “Dangerous” Weapon ¶ 39 Defendant next contends that there was insufficient proof to establish that the weapon he used in this case was “dangerous,” as required under subsection (a)(3) of the aggravated vehicular hijacking standard. ¶ 40 Our supreme court has defined a “dangerous weapon” as “an instrument that is used or may be used for the purpose of offense or defense and capable of producing death.” People v. Dwyer, 324 Ill. 363, 364 (1927) (discussing definition of “dangerous weapon” for purposes of armed robbery statute); see Skelton, 83 Ill. 2d at 66 (i 2012See Skelton, 83 Ill. 2d at 66 (weapon is dangerous where it is “sufficiently susceptible to use in a manner likely to cause serious injury”); Dwyer, 324 Ill. at 364 (defining a dangerous weapon as “an instrument that is used or may be used for the purpose of offense or defense and capable of producing death”); Wayne R. | 1 | 4 |
People v. Stanleygreen1 sentence2025A deadly weapon is one that is “dangerous to life” or “one likely to produce death or great bodily injury,” or one that “may be used for the purpose of offense or defense and capable of producing death.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) People v. Stanley, 369 Ill. | 1 | 1 |
People v. Skeltongreen2 sentences2012Whether Defendant Was Armed With a “Dangerous” Weapon ¶ 39 Defendant next contends that there was insufficient proof to establish that the weapon he used in this case was “dangerous,” as required under subsection (a)(3) of the aggravated vehicular hijacking standard. ¶ 40 Our supreme court has defined a “dangerous weapon” as “an instrument that is used or may be used for the purpose of offense or defense and capable of producing death.” People v. Dwyer, 324 Ill. 363, 364 (1927) (discussing definition of “dangerous weapon” for purposes of armed robbery statute); see Skelton, 83 Ill. 2d at 66 (i 2012See Skelton, 83 Ill. 2d at 66 (weapon is dangerous where it is “sufficiently susceptible to use in a manner likely to cause serious injury”); Dwyer, 324 Ill. at 364 (defining a dangerous weapon as “an instrument that is used or may be used for the purpose of offense or defense and capable of producing death”); Wayne R. | 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. Blanks
green
2 sentences2006A gun, pistol, or dirk-knife is itself deadly, while a small pocket knife, a cane, a riding whip, a club or baseball bat may be so used as to be a deadly weapon.' " (Emphasis added.) Blanks, 361 Ill. 2006A gun, pistol, or dirk-knife is itself deadly, while a small pocket knife, a cane, a riding whip, a club or baseball bat may be so used as to be a deadly weapon.’ ” (Emphasis added.) Blanks, 361 Ill. | 2 | 2006–2006 |
People v. Fort
green
2 sentences1996It is "an instrument that is used or may be used for the purpose of offense or defense and capable of producing death.” Carter, 410 Ill. at 465 ; Fort, 119 Ill. 1979App. 2d 350, 354 , 256 N.E.2d 63 , 66: “A deadly weapon has been defined as ‘an instrument that is used or may be used for the purpose of offense or defense and capable of producing death.’ [Citation.] An instrument which is not deadly per se may become so by the manner in which it is used.” The instruction tendered by defendants defined a deadly weapon as “such instrument as is made and designed for offensive or defensive purposes, or for the destruction of life or infliction of injury.” The proposed instruction was incorrect and thus there was no error in the court’s failure to give that ins | 2 | 1979–1996 |
People v. Carter
green
1 sentence1996It is "an instrument that is used or may be used for the purpose of offense or defense and capable of producing death.” Carter, 410 Ill. at 465 ; Fort, 119 Ill. | 1 | 1996–1996 |
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.