5 Illinois opinions name it 2 courts 1992–2020 0 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. Cloutiergreen2 sentences2008Argument directed at the credibility of the witnesses is a proper subject of closing arguments (People v. Cloutier, 156 Ill. 2d 483, 508-09 (1993), and we therefore find no error in the prosecutor’s argument. 2008Argument directed at the credibility of the witnesses is a proper subject of closing arguments (People v. Cloutier, 156 Ill. 2d 483, 508-09 (1993)), and we therefore find no error in the prosecutor’s argument. | 2 | 2 |
People v. Lylesgreen2 sentences1992See Lyles, 106 Ill.2d at 390-91 , 87 Ill.Dec. 934 , 478 N.E.2d 291 (prosecutor argued defense attorney tried to confuse jury after defense counsel incorrectly stated the law relative to the State's burden of proof). 1992See Lyles, 106 Ill. 2d at 390-91 (prosecutor argued defense attorney tried to confuse jury after defense counsel incorrectly stated the law relative to the State’s burden of proof). | 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. Sykes
green
1 sentence2020A prosecutor does not have carte blanche to make up evidence when responding to defense counsel’s closing argument (see Sykes, 2012 IL App (4th) 111110, ¶ 47 ), though we take no position on whether the prosecutor’s assertion was correct. | 1 | 2020–2020 |
People v. Glasper
green
1 sentence2020Glasper, 234 Ill. 2d at 204 . | 1 | 2020–2020 |
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.