· 11/30/1962
The PEOPLE v. Thornton
Citations
- 186 N.E.2d 239
- 26 Ill. 2d 218
- 1962 Ill. LEXIS 373
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “The right of self-defense *** does [not] allow the pursuit and killing of even an original aggressor after the aggressor abandons the quarrel.”
- right of self-defense does not permit “pursuit and killing of even an original aggressor after the aggressor abandons the quarrel”
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Judges: Solfisburg
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