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affirmative damage requirement in Illinois

5 Illinois opinions name it 2 courts 1994–2024 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.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
People v. Cruzgreen
ill · 1994 · cited in 4 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2012–2024
2 sentences

2012Our supreme court has directed just the opposite course, calling for “rigorous enforcement” of the affirmative damage requirement in order to foreclose the “introduction of oral inconsistent statements under the guise of impeachment.” Cruz, 162 Ill. 2d at 362 .

2012Our supreme court has directed just the opposite course, calling for "rigorous enforcement" of the affirmative damage requirement in order to foreclose the "introduction of oral inconsistent statements under the guise of impeachment." Cruz, 162 Ill.2d at 362 , 205 Ill.Dec. 345 , 643 N.E.2d 636 .

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People v. Speedgreen
illappct · 2000 · cited in 2 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2012–2012
2 sentences

2012See Speed, 315 Ill.

2012See Speed, 315 Ill.App.3d at 517 , 247 Ill.Dec. 268 , 731 N.E.2d 1276 .

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People v. Bradfordgreen
ill · 1985 · cited in 1 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 1994–1994
2 sentences

1994See Bradford, 106 Ill.2d at 500 , 88 Ill.Dec. 615 , 478 N.E.2d 1341 ("[a] court's witness may be impeached by a prior inconsistent statement when the witness' testimony damages the position of the impeaching party"); M.

1994See Bradford, 106 Ill.2d at 500 , 88 Ill.Dec. 615 , 478 N.E.2d 1341 ("[a] court's witness may be impeached by a prior inconsistent statement when the witness' testimony damages the position of the impeaching party"); M.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

IL § 725 ILCS 5/115-10.1 (4)

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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