Maxwell v. Superior Court

Decided January 28, 1982. Frank K. Richardson wrote the opinion for the court.

639 P.2d 248 · Cited 103 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.

• Comden v. Superior Court · 576 P.2d 971
• People v. Barboza · 627 P.2d 188
• Glasser v. United States · 315 U.S. 60
• People v. Cook · 532 P.2d 148
• People v. Stanworth · 71 Cal. 2d 820
• People v. Chacon · 447 P.2d 106
• People v. Crovedi · 65 Cal. 2d 199
• People v. Rhodes · 524 P.2d 363
• People v. Chadd · 621 P.2d 837
• Smith v. Superior Court · 68 Cal. 2d 547
• People v. Teron · 588 P.2d 773
• People v. Superior Court (Greer) · 561 P.2d 1164
• People v. Corona · 80 Cal. App. 3d 684
• People v. Carter · 427 P.2d 214
• Ingram v. Justice Court · 69 Cal. 2d 832
• People v. Pope · 590 P.2d 859
• Anderson v. Eaton · 293 P. 788
• People v. Municipal Court (Wolfe) · 69 Cal. App. 3d 714
• People v. Marsden · 465 P.2d 44
• Chandler v. Warden Fretag · 348 U.S. 3
• People v. Vickers · 503 P.2d 1313
• In Re Hochberg · 471 P.2d 1
• People v. Lopez · 71 Cal. App. 3d 568
• People v. Hughes · 57 Cal. 2d 89
• Harris v. Superior Court · 567 P.2d 750

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• People v. Paredes · 71 Cal. Rptr. 3d 148
• People v. Woodruff · 235 Cal. Rptr. 3d 513
• People v. Sanford · 174 Cal. App. 3d 11
• People v. Jones · 91 P.3d 939
• People v. Phillips · 169 Cal. App. 3d 632
• People v. White · 201 Cal. App. 3d 1329
• People v. McKenzie · 668 P.2d 769
• People v. Knight · 194 Cal. App. 3d 337
• Zador Corp. v. Kwan · 31 Cal. App. 4th 1285
• Alcocer v. Superior Court · 206 Cal. App. 3d 951
• People v. Jackson · 167 Cal. App. 3d 829
• People v. Peoples · 51 Cal. App. 4th 1592
• People v. Cooks · 141 Cal. App. 3d 224
• People v. Burrows · 220 Cal. App. 3d 116
• People v. Amaya · 180 Cal. App. 3d 1
• People v. Bonin · 765 P.2d 460
• People v. Mroczko · 672 P.2d 835
• People v. Easley · 759 P.2d 490
• People v. Singer · 226 Cal. App. 3d 23
• People v. Escarcega · 186 Cal. App. 3d 379
• Taylor v. Superior Court · 168 Cal. App. 3d 1217
• People v. Doolin · 45 Cal. 4th 390
• People v. Jones · 811 P.2d 757
• People v. Courts · 693 P.2d 778
• Smith, Smith & Kring v. Superior Court of Orange Cty. · 60 Cal. App. 4th 573

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