Legal Opinion
People v. Nance
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided January 21, 2000No. 86105Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
Docket No. 86105–Agenda 14–September 1999.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. ANTHONY NANCE, Appellee.
Opinion filed January 21, 2000.
2Opinion of the Court · HarrisonChief Justice Harrison
Anthony Nance was arrested by Chicago police and charged by complaint with violating section 25–1(a)(2) of the Criminal Code of 1961, a subsection of the mob action statute prohibiting “[t]he assembly of 2 or more persons to do an unlawful act.” 720 ILCS 5/25–1(a)(2) (West 1996). Following a hearing, the circuit court of Cook County dismissed the complaint with prejudice, holding that the statute violates the first and fourteenth amendments to the…
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3Cases cited18 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- City of Chicago v. MoralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Boyle v. LandrySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Rollins v. EllwoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
- Landry v. DaleyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1968
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