Conservatorship of Hofferber

Decided September 15, 1980. Frank K. Richardson wrote the opinion for the court.

616 P.2d 836 · Cited 137 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.

• Jackson v. Indiana · 406 U.S. 715
• In Re Davis · 505 P.2d 1018
• Baxstrom v. Herold · 383 U.S. 107
• In Re Moye · 584 P.2d 1097
• In Re Franklin · 496 P.2d 465
• Conservatorship of Roulet · 590 P.2d 1
• People v. Gary W. · 486 P.2d 1201
• People v. Burnick · 535 P.2d 352
• People v. Teron · 588 P.2d 773
• Thornton v. Valenzuela · 275 Cal. App. 2d 483
• People v. Olivas · 551 P.2d 375
• People v. Feagley · 535 P.2d 373
• People v. Lally · 19 N.Y.2d 27
• Hale v. Superior Court · 539 P.2d 817
• Humphrey v. Cady · 405 U.S. 504
• In Re Marriage of Bouquet · 546 P.2d 1371
• People v. Morse · 388 P.2d 33
• DiGenova v. State Board of Education · 367 P.2d 865
• People v. Smith · 486 P.2d 1213
• Thompson v. Utah · 170 U.S. 343
• Greenwood v. United States · 350 U.S. 366
• Kirkpatrick v. Edgar M. · 537 P.2d 406
• In Re Roger S. · 569 P.2d 1286
• People v. Thomas · 566 P.2d 228
• Diamond v. Bland · 477 P.2d 733

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• People v. Dunley · 247 Cal. App. 4th 1438
• People v. Buffington · 88 Cal. Rptr. 2d 696
• People v. Karriker · 57 Cal. Rptr. 3d 412
• Campbell v. Department of Motor Vehicles · 155 Cal. App. 3d 716
• People v. Superior Court (Ghilotti) · 44 P.3d 949
• People v. Howard N. · 106 P.3d 305
• People v. Quiroz · 244 Cal. App. 4th 1371
• People v. Hurtado · 52 P.3d 116
• People v. Superior Court (Myers) · 50 Cal. App. 4th 826
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• People v. Rojas · 118 Cal. App. 3d 278
• People v. Grassini · 6 Cal. Rptr. 3d 662
• People v. Field · 1 Cal. App. 5th 174
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