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· 7/30/1985

People v. Kovacs

Citations

  • 481 N.E.2d 1071
  • 135 Ill. App. 3d 448
  • 90 Ill. Dec. 271
  • 1985 Ill. App. LEXIS 2273

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that, in order to satisfy the home invasion statute’s use of force or threatening the imminent use of force requirement, no “fine distinction” needs to be made between conduct outside and inside the dwelling place
  • finding that, in order to satisfy the home invasion statute’s use of force or threatening the imminent use of force requirement, no “fine distinction” needs to be made between conduct outside and inside the dwelling place
  • refusing to rely on dicta because, at best, it provided only superficial support to the defendant’s argument
  • threats upon the persons in the home, before the unauthorized entry, constituted home inva sion
  • threats upon the persons in the home, before the unauthorized entry, constituted home invasion

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Judges: Nash

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