People v. Allen

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that the word “shall” in Illinois Supreme Court Rule 431(a) (177 Ill. 2d R. 431(a)) was directory because it was subject to the factors enumerated in the rule
• “[t]he purpose of voir dire is to assure the selection of an impartial jury”

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Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• People v. Garstecki
  Illinois Supreme Court· 2009-09-24· cited 42×
• People v. Blair
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2009-09-29· cited 41×
• People v. Alexander
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2009-11-30· cited 32×
• People v. Magallanes
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2011-04-29· cited 28×
• In re Commitment of Gavin
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2014-09-02· cited 27×
• People v. Garstecki
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2008-05-16· cited 15×
• People v. Wheeler
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2010-03-31· cited 12×
• People v. Blair
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2011-05-26· cited 12×
• Grossman v. Gebarowski
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2000-06-28· cited 10×
• People v. Deroo
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2020-12-07· cited 6×
• In re Commitment of Brown
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2021-11-03· cited 6×
• People v. Gonzalez
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2011-12-07· cited 5×
• People v. Sutton
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2002-01-24· cited 2×
• People v. Magallanes
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2009-12-23

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• People v. Zehr
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1984-09-28· cited 513×
• People v. Woodard
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1997-02-20· cited 387×
• People v. Buss
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1999-04-15· cited 285×
• People v. Robinson
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1996-06-20· cited 274×
• People v. Terrell
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1998-12-31· cited 179×
• Falter v. United States
  Second Circuit· 1928-01-09· cited 168×
• The People v. Lobb
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1959-09-24· cited 136×
• Village of Park Forest v. Fagan
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1976-10-01· cited 59×
• People v. Strain
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1999-06-28· cited 24×
• People v. Dow
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1992-12-21· cited 21×