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6 Illinois opinions name it 2 courts 1942–2023 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. Easleygreen2 sentences2019See People v. Easley, 192 Ill. 2d 307, 317 (2000) (“[T]he defendant must overcome the strong presumption that the challenged action or inaction might have been the product of sound trial strategy.”). ¶ 41 The circuit court stated that it believed that defense counsel “understood exactly what the content of the video was” and that counsel’s failure to object to the admission of the video was part of his trial strategy, even though the video contained things that were “obviously prejudicial” to the defendant. 2018See People v. Easley , 192 Ill. 2d 307 , 317, 249 Ill.Dec. 537 , 736 N.E.2d 975 (2000) ("[T]he defendant must overcome the strong presumption that the challenged action or inaction *792 *1092 might have been the product of sound trial strategy."). ¶ 41 The circuit court stated that it believed that defense counsel "understood exactly what the content of the video was" and that counsel's failure to object to the admission of the video was part of his trial strategy, even though the video contained things that were "obviously prejudicial" to the defendant. | 2 | 2 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Pacific Molasses Company, a Corporation, and James M. Ferguson, Individually and as an Officer of Said Corporation v. Federal Trade Commission
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1 sentence2023The court disagreed with the hearing -18- 1-22-1430 officer’s finding that defendant was not prejudiced by violating the pretrial order, noting that “[e]ffective cross-examination requires thorough preparation by counsel before trial.” Id. at 390 . | 1 | 2023–2023 |
Davis v. Alaska
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2 sentences1990Davis, 415 U.S. at 309-12 , 39 L. 1990Davis, 415 U.S. at 309-12 , 39 L. | 1 | 1990–1990 |
People v. Evans
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2 sentences1989(People v. Evans, 125 Ill. 2d 50 , 530 N.E.2d 1360 .) The court disagreed with defense counsel’s insistence that Metoxen was probably Latino since he “lived right off of 26th Street.” Moreover, Metoxen informed the court during voir dire, among other things, that a brother had been AWOL from the Marines and that a brother had been charged with possession of controlled substances. 1989(People v. Evans, 125 Ill. 2d 50 , 530 N.E.2d 1360 .) The court disagreed with defense counsel’s insistence that Metoxen was probably Latino since he “lived right off of 26th Street.” Moreover, Metoxen informed the court during voir dire, among other things, that a brother had been AWOL from the Marines and that a brother had been charged with possession of controlled substances. | 1 | 1989–1989 |
O'Hare v. Johnston
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1 sentence1942Moreover, the same principles have been applied by this court in O’Hare v. Johnston, 273 Ill. 458 ; Peet v. Peet, 229 id. 341, and in many other cases. | 1 | 1942–1942 |
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.