106 Ill. App. 2d 453 - Nowaczyk v. Welch’s Empirical Analysis
1969
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 13 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 16 later decisions — most recently November 2025
3 federal appellate · 13 state decisions
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Most-quoted passages
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“A determination made by the trial judge based upon a private investigation by the court or based upon private knowledge of the court, untested by crossexamination, or any of the rules of evidence constitutes a denial of due process of law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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