State Supreme Court / Cal.

Bompensiero v. Superior Court

Decided March 18, 1955. Douglas L. Edmonds wrote the opinion for the court.

44 Cal. 2d 178 · Cited 157 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

State v. Patriarca · 43 A.2d 54
People v. Chessman · 38 Cal. 2d 166
Lorenson v. Superior Court · 35 Cal. 2d 49
In Re McVickers · 29 Cal. 2d 264
Greenberg v. Superior Court · 19 Cal. 2d 319
People v. Nagle · 25 Cal. 2d 216
People v. Gordon · 71 Cal. App. 2d 606
People v. Darby · 250 P.2d 743
Ex parte Rosenheim · 83 Cal. 388
People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. McCullough · 223 P.2d 37
In Re Bramble · 31 Cal. 2d 43
People v. Kirk · 98 Cal. App. 2d 687
In Re Porterfield · 28 Cal. 2d 91
People v. Ralph · 24 Cal. 2d 575
Dinklage v. State · 117 S.W.2d 111

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People v. Crosby · 58 Cal. 2d 713
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Calhoun v. Superior Court · 291 P.2d 474
People v. Govea · 235 Cal. App. 2d 285
People v. Lyon · 288 P.2d 57
People v. Reed · 202 Cal. App. 2d 575
People v. Bompensiero · 142 Cal. App. 2d 693
People v. Singer · 217 Cal. App. 2d 743
Oak Grove School District v. City Title Insurance · 217 Cal. App. 2d 678
People v. Minkowski · 204 Cal. App. 2d 832
People v. Brice · 234 Cal. App. 2d 258
People v. Legerretta · 8 Cal. App. 3d 928
Ker v. California · 374 U.S. 23
People v. Olguin · 31 Cal. App. 4th 1355
People v. Orin · 533 P.2d 193
People v. Zamora · 557 P.2d 75
People v. Fischer · 49 Cal. 2d 442
People v. Ketchel · 381 P.2d 394
Cotton v. Superior Court · 56 Cal. 2d 459
People v. Teale · 63 Cal. 2d 178
Rodarte Ex Rel. Rodarte v. City of Riverton · 552 P.2d 1245
People v. Mohamed · 201 Cal. App. 4th 515
People v. Hood · 309 P.2d 856
People v. Castiel · 153 Cal. App. 2d 653
People v. Skelton · 109 Cal. App. 3d 691

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