Illinois Supreme Court· 11/24/1976
People v. Williams
Citations
- 357 N.E.2d 525
- 65 Ill. 2d 258
- 2 Ill. Dec. 358
- 1976 Ill. LEXIS 435
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- “we have held that when it appears that a witness has hopes of a reward from the prosecution, his testimony should not be accepted unless it carries with it an absolute conviction of its truth”
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42 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- People v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court· 1991-10-17· cited 286×
- People v. KubatIllinois Supreme Court· 1983-01-24· cited 250×
- People v. JimersonIllinois Supreme Court· 1989-02-22· cited 230×
- People v. AshIllinois Supreme Court· 1984-09-28· cited 80×
- People v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court· 1998-11-10· cited 74×
- People v. WhiteAppellate Court of Illinois· 1985-06-12· cited 50×
- People v. IrbyAppellate Court of Illinois· 1992-10-22· cited 32×
- People v. RiveraAppellate Court of Illinois· 2011-12-09· cited 28×
- People v. WilliamsAppellate Court of Illinois· 2008-06-20· cited 27×
- People v. HowardAppellate Court of Illinois· 1991-01-14· cited 25×
- People v. WheelerAppellate Court of Illinois· 2010-05-12· cited 24×
- People v. JeffreyAppellate Court of Illinois· 1981-03-12· cited 22×
- People v. BelknapAppellate Court of Illinois· 2009-11-18· cited 21×
- People v. OthmanAppellate Court of Illinois· 2020-04-07· cited 20×
- People v. CharlestonAppellate Court of Illinois· 1985-04-26· cited 19×
- People v. DumasAppellate Court of Illinois· 1977-06-13· cited 16×
- People v. HoffstetterAppellate Court of Illinois· 1990-08-17· cited 16×
- People v. WymaAppellate Court of Illinois· 2020-09-30· cited 16×
- People v. ChmilenkoAppellate Court of Illinois· 1976-12-28· cited 14×
- People v. SumnerAppellate Court of Illinois· 1982-06-10· cited 14×
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