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· 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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Judges: Heiple

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