People v. Davis

How courts have described this case

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

• lack of proper instruction was reversible error where trial court did not address the presumption of innocence during voir dire and the evidence against the defendant was not overwhelming
• lack of proper instruction was reversible error where trial court did not address the presumption of innocence during voir dire and the evidence against the defendant was not overwhelming
• “[b]ecause defendant’s trial strategy was to rely on his presumption of innocence and the failure of the State to prove the case against him, it was of the utmost importance that the jury understood the presumption of innocence and the State’s burden of proof’

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

5 cases in this archive cite this case.

• People v. Starnes
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2007-05-18· cited 27×
• People v. Nunn
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2005-05-10· cited 20×
• People v. Pearson
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2005-03-31· cited 13×
• People v. Frances K.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2001-05-22· cited 12×
• In re Frances K.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2001-05-22

Cites

6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Kentucky v. Whorton
  Supreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 342×
• People v. Parks
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1976-11-15· cited 97×
• People v. Layhew
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1990-11-30· cited 62×
• People v. Bunning
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1998-09-04· cited 28×
• People v. Curry
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1998-05-01· cited 20×
• People v. Cage
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1986-08-12· cited 11×