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5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 21 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from People v. Kladis.

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1 People v. Kladis Anchor
ill · 2011
green “a trial court abuses its discretion when its decision is fanciful, arbitrary, or unreasonable to the degree that no reasonable person would agree with it.” 5
2 People v. Kladis
ill · 2011
green “fanciful, arbitrary, or unreasonable to the degree that no reasonable person would agree with it.” 5
3 People v. Harris
ill · 2007
green “the jury was properly instructed that the arguments of counsel were not evidence” 4
4 People v. Kladis
ill · 2011
green “abuses its discretion when its decision is 'fanciful, arbitrary, or unreasonable to the degree that no reasonable person would agree with it.” 4
5 In re N.C.
illappct · 2013
green “any party to the case may seek appellate review from a final judgment which is adverse to his interests, and whether the party was actually aggrieved does not determine his right to appeal.” 3

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