Legal Opinion

People v. Kimbrough

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided November 23, 1994No. 75408PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Bilandic

The defendant, Michael Kimbrough, was charged in a three-count indictment with certain violations of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (720 ILCS 570/100 et seq. (West 1992)) pertaining to LSD (LSD provisions). Defendant filed a motion to dismiss the indictment alleging that the LSD provisions of the Act are unconstitutional. Defendant alleged that the LSD provisions violate the equal protection and due process clauses of both the United States Constitution and the Illinois Constitution of 1970. The trial court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss all counts of the indictment,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Chapman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. People v. BradleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Heimgaertner v. Benjamin Electric Manufacturing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1955
  4. People v. ShephardIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  5. People v. ReedIllinois Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. People v. WarrenIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
  2. People v. FarmerIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
  3. People v. K.C.Illinois Supreme Court · 1999
  4. People v. MorganIllinois Supreme Court · 2003
  5. People Ex Rel. Lumpkin v. CassidyIllinois Supreme Court · 1998

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