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Illinois Supreme Court· 11/19/1992

People v. Stanciel

Citations

  • 606 N.E.2d 1201
  • 153 Ill. 2d 218
  • 180 Ill. Dec. 124
  • 1992 Ill. LEXIS 180

How courts have described this case

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

  • upholding the murder by complicity convictions of mothers who permitted their children to be killed by domestic partners
  • requiring specific intent and proof of participation for liability to attach based on the Illinois accountability statute
  • parent knew caretaker was injuring child but continued to allow caretaker to be alone with child, ultimately leading to caretaker killing child when parent was absent
  • mothers convicted of murder of their children based on their accountability because they knew about and continued to expose children to on-going abuse by their boyfriends
  • duty of parent to protect young child recognized over a century ago
  • mother guilty of homicide by sanctioning ongoing abuse of child by boyfriend

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Judges: Cunningham

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Cites

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