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· 11/18/2010

People v. Carrera

Citations

  • 940 N.E.2d 1111
  • 239 Ill. 2d 241

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding that “ ‘imprisoned in the penitentiary’ has been held to include defendants who have been released from incarceration after timely filing their petition”
  • detention for purposes of possible deportation is not imprisonment within the meaning of the Act, as the defendant had already served his sentence
  • detention for purposes of possible deportation is not imprisonment within the meaning of the Act, as the defendant had already served his sentence
  • defendant who was subject to deportation but had completed probation lacked standing to bring a claim under the Act
  • defendant who was subject to deportation but had completed probation lacked standing to bring a claim under the Act
  • detention for purposes of possible deportation is not imprisonment within the meaning of the Act, as the defendant had already served his sentence

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Judges: Thomas

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