Illinois Supreme Court· 9/26/1990
People v. Williams
Citations
- 563 N.E.2d 431
- 139 Ill. 2d 1
- 150 Ill. Dec. 544
- 1990 Ill. LEXIS 94
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that “speculative allegations and conclusory statements” are not sufficient to establish ineffective assistance of counsel
- holding that “speculative allegations and conclusory statements” are not sufficient to establish ineffective assistance of counsel
- concluding that counsel is not ineffective for failing to elicit testimony that would have been inadmissible
- noting that “effective advocacy is not measured by the number of objections raised or the number of pages of cross-examination”
- noting that “effective advocacy is not measured by the number of objections raised or the number of pages of cross-examination”
- noting that “effective advocacy is not measured by the number of objections raised or the number of pages of cross-examination”
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Judges: Clark
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31 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- People v. SutherlandIllinois Supreme Court· 2006-12-04· cited 465×
- Emmaline Williams v. Odie Washington, WardenSeventh Circuit· 1995-07-06· cited 120×
- People v. HardinIllinois Supreme Court· 2005-12-01· cited 99×
- People v. HernandezIllinois Supreme Court· 2008-09-18· cited 96×
- People v. MoralesIllinois Supreme Court· 2004-04-01· cited 82×
- People v. ZareskiAppellate Court of Illinois· 2017-11-09· cited 71×
- People v. WestIllinois Supreme Court· 1994-02-03· cited 60×
- People v. CooksonIllinois Supreme Court· 2005-05-19· cited 50×
- People v. JohnsonAppellate Court of Illinois· 1992-03-27· cited 43×
- People v. WatsonAppellate Court of Illinois· 2012-01-25· cited 41×
- People v. BostonAppellate Court of Illinois· 2020-06-30· cited 41×
- People v. GosierIllinois Supreme Court· 1995-03-23· cited 36×
- People v. KirkpatrickAppellate Court of Illinois· 2012-04-17· cited 32×
- People v. HallAppellate Court of Illinois· 1992-09-02· cited 28×
- People v. RamseyIllinois Supreme Court· 2002-02-07· cited 25×
- People v. ReedAppellate Court of Illinois· 1998-07-27· cited 25×
- Hansen v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois· 1999-12-15· cited 24×
- People v. WilsonAppellate Court of Illinois· 2017-12-18· cited 23×
- People v. HaynesIllinois Supreme Court· 2024-11-21· cited 20×
- Botello v. Illinois Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois· 2004-04-26· cited 18×
Cites
19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1942-02-09· cited 10,035×
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court· 1980-05-12· cited 5,389×
- People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court· 1988-02-11· cited 3,273×
- People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court· 1985-02-22· cited 2,507×
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court· 1978-04-03· cited 2,478×
- Burger v. KempSupreme Court· 1987-09-21· cited 1,706×
- People v. CaballeroIllinois Supreme Court· 1989-01-18· cited 310×
- People v. SpreitzerIllinois Supreme Court· 1988-03-23· cited 305×
- People v. HallIllinois Supreme Court· 1986-10-17· cited 153×
- People v. RobinsonIllinois Supreme Court· 1978-10-06· cited 118×
- People v. MorettiIllinois Supreme Court· 1955-09-23· cited 88×
- People v. HolmanIllinois Supreme Court· 1989-10-25· cited 79×
- People v. WillyIllinois Supreme Court· 1921-12-22· cited 69×
- Dineen v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court· 1988-11-21· cited 51×
- The People v. NashIllinois Supreme Court· 1966-12-01· cited 50×
- Taylor v. County of St. ClairIllinois Supreme Court· 1974-05-29· cited 12×
- People v. WilliamsAppellate Court of Illinois· 1989-01-27· cited 9×
- People v. MelnickIllinois Supreme Court· 1916-10-24· cited 6×
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