Appellate Court of Illinois· 11/24/2003

People v. Lee

Citations

801 N.E.2d 969
344 Ill. App. 3d 851
280 Ill. Dec. 24
2003 Ill. App. LEXIS 1376

How courts have described this case

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

noting that we review the circuit court’s judgment, not its reasoning, and may affirm on any basis in the record
under a de novo standard, the appellate court reviews only the circuit court’s judgment and not the reasons for the judgment
“the parties understood the [summary dismissal] order as a complete dismissal subject to immediate appellate review”
as with interpreting statutes and contracts, an appellate court reviews the order of the trial court to ascertain its intent, thus canons of construction to ascertain the meaning of the language employed may be used
where statute establishes multiple methods of committing single offense, no due process violation for courts to instruct jury in the disjunctive, and jury may return general verdict without deciding which method defendant used to commit offense
where statute establishes multiple methods of committing single offense, no due process violation for courts to instruct jury in the disjunctive, and jury may return general verdict without deciding which method defendant used to commit offense

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: McNULTY

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

Cites

19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

Other cases with this name

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.