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Improper Use of Id.

Id. is improper when citing to a preceding footnote containing more than one different cite. However, a short form is acceptable.

Example:
1 Dillon v. Gloss, 256 U.S. 368, 369 (1921); State v. Scheffer,
118 S.Ct. 1262, 1266 (1998).

2State v. Scheffer, 118 S.Ct at 1266.