· 5/19/1994
People v. Fate
Citations
- 636 N.E.2d 549
- 159 Ill. 2d 267
- 201 Ill. Dec. 117
- 1994 Ill. LEXIS 71
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- ruling that the statute \creates an absolute bar to driving after ingesting a controlled substance * * * without regard to physical impairment\
- ruling that the statute “creates an absolute bar to driving after ingesting a controlled substance *** without regard to physical impairment”
- ruling that the statute “creates an absolute bar against driving a motor vehicle following the illegal ingestion of any cannabis or controlled substance” “without regard to physical impairment”
- holding that the “absolute bar against driving a motor vehicle following the illegal ingestion of any cannabis” was “a reasonable exercise of the police power of the State in the interest of safe streets and highways”
- concluding a flat ban prohibiting “any amount of a controlled substance” was constitutional given that there was no standard for impairment
- concluding a flat ban prohibiting “any amount of a controlled substance” was constitutional given that there was no standard for impairment
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