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· 9/29/1970

The People v. Hairston

Citations

  • 263 N.E.2d 840
  • 46 Ill. 2d 348
  • 1970 Ill. LEXIS 488

How courts have described this case

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

  • “it is entirely proper for the prosecutor to dwell upon the evils of crime”
  • defendant may have to choose between the constitutional rights to a speedy trial and to be represented by his retained counsel of choice
  • “it is entirely proper for the prosecutor to dwell upon the evils of crime”
  • where a statute and its predecessors had been “repeatedly and consistently construed” by the supreme court, it was “presumed that the legislature had acquiesced in the court’s exposition of the legislative intent”

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Judges: William J. Scott

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