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· 10/3/1997

People v. Weninger

Citations

  • 292 Ill. App. 3d 340
  • 686 N.E.2d 24
  • 226 Ill. Dec. 675
  • 1997 Ill. App. LEXIS 706

How courts have described this case

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

  • “since the trial court reached the correct result, its stated reasons, even if erroneous, do not entitle the defendant to relief on appeal”
  • “Representation based on the law prevailing at the time of trial is adequate, and [trial] counsel is not incompetent for failing to accurately predict that existing law will change.” (emphasis added)
  • “Representation based on the law prevailing at the time of trial is adequate, and counsel is not incompetent for failing to accurately predict that existing law will change.”

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Judges: Homer

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