Johnson v. State of California

Decided December 4, 1968. Mathew Tobriner wrote the opinion for the court.

447 P.2d 352 · Cited 504 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.

• Lipman v. Brisbane Elementary School District · 359 P.2d 465
• Sava v. Fuller · 249 Cal. App. 2d 281
• Muskopf v. Corning Hospital District · 55 Cal. 2d 211
• Morgan v. County of Yuba · 230 Cal. App. 2d 938
• Doeg v. Cook · 58 P. 707
• Dillon v. Legg · 68 Cal. 2d 728
• United States v. Neustadt · 366 U.S. 696
• Crane v. Smith · 23 Cal. 2d 288
• Gherna v. Ford Motor Co. · 246 Cal. App. 2d 639
• Ellis v. D'Angelo · 116 Cal. App. 2d 310
• Crane v. Sears Roebuck & Co. · 218 Cal. App. 2d 855
• Scruggs v. Haynes · 252 Cal. App. 2d 256
• Tomlinson v. Pierce · 178 Cal. App. 2d 112
• Elder v. Anderson · 205 Cal. App. 2d 326
• Glickman v. Glasner · 230 Cal. App. 2d 120
• Langley v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. · 262 P.2d 846
• Worley v. United States · 119 F. Supp. 719
• People v. Berry · 260 Cal. App. 2d 649
• Langley v. Pacific Gas & Elec. Co. · 41 Cal. 2d 655

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• Thompson v. County of Alameda · 614 P.2d 728
• Wallace v. City of Los Angeles · 12 Cal. App. 4th 1385
• C.B. v. Sonora School District · 691 F. Supp. 2d 1123
• Cairl v. State · 323 N.W.2d 20
• C.B. v. Sonora School District · 691 F. Supp. 2d 1170
• Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California · 551 P.2d 334
• Ronald S. v. County of San Diego · 16 Cal. App. 4th 887
• Medeiros v. Merced County Sheriff Deputy Clark · 713 F. Supp. 2d 1043
• Whitcombe v. County of Yolo · 73 Cal. App. 3d 698
• Zuniga v. Housing Authority · 41 Cal. App. 4th 82
• Burden v. County of Santa Clara · 96 Cal. Rptr. 2d 587
• Division of Corrections, Department of Health & Social Services v. Neakok · 721 P.2d 1121
• Elton v. County of Orange · 3 Cal. App. 3d 1053
• Lane v. City & Borough of Juneau · 421 P.3d 83
• Johnson v. County of Los Angeles · 143 Cal. App. 3d 298
• Masters v. San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Ass'n · 32 Cal. App. 4th 30
• Jopson v. FEATHER RIVER AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT · 133 Cal. Rptr. 2d 506
• Helfend v. Southern California Rapid Transit District · 465 P.2d 61
• Ramos v. County of Madera · 484 P.2d 93
• Connelly v. State of California · 3 Cal. App. 3d 744
• County of Sacramento v. Superior Court · 503 P.2d 1382

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