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205 Ill. 2d 247 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 20, 2001
At this hearing, the court heard testimony which established that the framed letter stated simply, *19 "Judge Urso, Thank you. Urica." … Clearly, the legislature never intended that every defendant who is eligible for the death penalty receive a death sentence ( People v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedIllinois Supreme Court · Aug 10, 2000
You have also been qualified to say that you will not give the death penalty automatically. That you will listen to everything that’s been said. … The examples given in Cronic and Strickland for when ineffectiveness was established without an inquiry into prejudice were clearly instances where the defendant’s sixth amendment right to counsel was violated and such violation
Cited 0 timesPublishedIllinois Supreme Court · Feb 17, 2000
We hold that it was proper for the circuit court in this case to death qualify the jury. 2. … In this case, the State relied on section 9–1(b)(6) to establish defendant’s eligibility for the death penalty.
Cited 0 timesPublishedIllinois Supreme Court · Jun 19, 1997
Clearly Olivia answered that she had seen defendant together with Golden at her apartment. … The State argues that it is clearly the legislative intent to impose the most severe sanction for this type of offense.
Cited 0 timesPublished10 N.E.3d 1224 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 21, 2014
-7- qualified examiner, psychiatrist, or clinical psychologist that respondent is subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient basis] … ¶ 56 A special jury should have been called in order to give James W. a trial much sooner than was possible under the procedures that had evidently been established in Randolph County for mental health
Cited 4 timesUnpublishedMelena v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
219 Ill. 2d 135 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 23, 2006
Under this established precedent, employers and employees may not contract away the authority to decide fundamental public policy questions to private arbitrators. … Under established principles of contract interpretation, such ambiguity must be construed against the employer as the drafter of the language. Dowd & Dowd, Ltd. v.
Cited 134 timesPublished205 Ill. 372 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 26, 1903
As there was no evidence whatever of any such fraudulent scheme on the part of the city, this instruction clearly was not based upon the evidence. … Letters, written by the contractors to the city officials, did not tend to prove or disprove any issue in the case, and were clearly inadmissible.
Cited 22 timesPublished69 N.E.3d 834 · Illinois Supreme Court · Aug 18, 2016
¶ 25 The circuit court’s action dismissing counts I, II, IV, and V of Brewer’s counterclaim did not qualify as a final judgment or order. … Thus, seen in the light of established Illinois law, claims like Brewer’s claim are nothing new.
Cited 37 timesUnpublishedIllinois Supreme Court · Oct 5, 2006
After summarizing its previous decisions in Perry, Southland, and other cases, the Court restated what these prior decisions had established: A >States may regulate contracts, including arbitration clauses … The plaintiffs in Iberia Credit argued that the bar on collective proceedings had Athe effect of immunizing the defendants from low-value claims, no matter how meritorious those claims might be,@ and that the arbitration
Cited 0 timesPublishedIllinois Supreme Court · Mar 24, 2011
However, the reviewing court may assess the established facts in relation to the issues presented and may draw its own conclusions in deciding what relief, if any, should be granted. Id. … Again, I note that this clearly shows that the question debated in the circuit court involved seizure analysis, as it concerned the officer’s -14- show of authority against defendant by
Cited 0 timesUnpublished2014 IL 115102 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 17, 2014
He had treated about 100 sexual assault victims and was qualified as an expert in emergency medicine. … Ct. at 2469), there are cases in which criminal court is the proper venue and a sentence under the Code of Corrections is clearly appropriate.
Cited 0 timesUnpublishedChicago Union Traction Co. v. City of Chicago
199 Ill. 579 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 25, 1902
Whether the lessor companies built and operated the extensions under the names of these various subordinate companies for the purpose of avoiding compliance with the terms of the ordinance, is a matter that is not established … It is demonstrated as clearly as words could state it, that the object of the transaction was to place the Central railroad within the Philadelphia and Reading railroad system.
Cited 11 timesPublishedCassidy v. China Vitamins, LLC
2018 IL 122873 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 19, 2018
The statute clearly states that this evidentiary burden rests on the plaintiff. … In most situations, therefore, immunizing nonmanufacturers from strict liability saves those resources without jeopardizing the plaintiff’s interests.”).
Cited 0 timesUnpublished2016 IL 118781 · Illinois Supreme Court · Aug 18, 2016
¶ 25 The circuit court’s action dismissing counts I, II, IV, and V of Brewer’s counterclaim did not qualify as a final judgment or order. … Thus, seen in the light of established Illinois law, claims like Brewer’s claim are nothing new.
Cited 0 timesUnpublished2016 IL 118781 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 20, 2016
¶ 25 The circuit court’s action dismissing counts I, II, IV, and V of Brewer’s counterclaim did not qualify as a final judgment or order. … Thus, seen in the light of established Illinois law, claims like Brewer’s claim are nothing new.
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