· 3/21/1972
People v. Pier
Citations
- 281 N.E.2d 289
- 51 Ill. 2d 96
- 1972 Ill. LEXIS 398
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- acknowledging that ‘the Act should not be so strictly construed that a fair hearing be denied and the purpose of the Act, i.e., the vindication of constitutional rights, be defeated’
- the Act “was designed to afford to the convicted an opportunity to inquire into the constitutional integrity of the proceedings in which the judgment was entered”
- the Act “was designed to afford to the convicted an opportunity to inquire into the constitutional integrity of the proceedings in which the judgment was entered”
- the Act “was designed to afford to the convicted an opportunity to inquire into the constitutional integrity of the proceedings in which the judgment was entered”
- the Act \was designed to afford to the convicted an opportunity to inquire into the constitutional integrity of the proceedings in which the judgment was entered\
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Judges: William J. Scott
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