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People v. Terry

Citations

  • 460 N.E.2d 746
  • 99 Ill. 2d 508
  • 77 Ill. Dec. 442
  • 1984 Ill. LEXIS 239

How courts have described this case

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

  • agreeing that common-design rule “does impose liability for murder even though a misdemeanor was only intended”
  • ‘Instructions in criminal cases must be read as a whole. “It is 149-50, 156-57 (2007
  • alleged misstatements of the law of accountability during closing arguments were remedied by proper instructions
  • our supreme court acknowledged that the common design rule “does impose liability for murder even though a misdemeanor was originally intended”
  • our supreme court acknowledged that the common design rule \does impose liability for murder even though a misdemeanor was originally intended\
  • group conspired to commit battery, but result of the concerted acts was murder, for which all were held accountable

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Judges: Moran, Simon

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