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People v. Downs

Citations

  • 864 N.E.2d 320
  • 371 Ill. App. 3d 1187
  • 309 Ill. Dec. 454
  • 2007 Ill. App. LEXIS 208

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  • where judicial interpretation of statute has not evoked an amendment, drafters are presumed to acquiesce in the court's exposition of the intent behind the statute
  • where judicial interpretation of statute has not evoked an amendment, drafters are presumed to acquiesce in the court’s exposition of the intent behind the statute
  • “The doctrine of sovereign immunity bars only actions brought against the State, not actions brought by the state.”
  • where judicial interpretation of statute has not provoked an amendment, drafters are presumed to acquiesce in the judicial exposition of the intent behind the statute or the rule
  • where judicial interpretation of statute has not provoked an amendment, drafters are presumed to acquiesce in the judicial exposition of the intent behind the statute or the rule
  • where judicial interpretation of statute has not provoked an amendment, drafters are presumed to acquiesce in the judicial exposition of the intent behind the statute or the rule

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Judges: Welch

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