People v. Baca

Decided March 21, 1977. James K. Groves wrote the opinion for the court.

562 P.2d 411 · Cited 206 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.

• Wade v. Hunter · 336 U.S. 684
• Maes v. District Court, City & County of Denver · 503 P.2d 621
• Espinoza v. District Court in & for County of Conejos · 506 P.2d 131
• Johnson v. Zerbst · 304 U.S. 458
• United States v. Perez · 22 U.S. 579
• Falgout v. People · 459 P.2d 572
• Brown v. People · 291 P.2d 680
• People v. Garner · 530 P.2d 496
• People v. King · 510 P.2d 333
• Barriner v. District Court · 484 P.2d 774
• People v. Terry · 538 P.2d 466
• McCoy v. District Court · 397 P.2d 733
• United States v. Williams · 411 F. Supp. 854
• Mahany v. People · 31 Colo. 365
• Sedgwick v. Superior Court of the District of Columbia · 417 F. Supp. 386

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• People v. Moore · 701 P.2d 1249
• People v. Ball · 821 P.2d 905
• Ex Parte Lewis · 219 S.W.3d 335
• People v. Jenkins · 768 P.2d 727
• People v. District Court of the 2nd Judicial District · 664 P.2d 247
• People v. Mathes · 703 P.2d 608
• Bloom v. People · 185 P.3d 797
• Tabbs v. State · 403 A.2d 796
• People v. Stevenson · 228 P.3d 161
• People v. Owens · 183 P.3d 568
• People v. Garcia · 964 P.2d 619
• People v. Trujillo · 62 P.3d 1034
• People v. Aragon · 643 P.2d 43
• Stamper v. State · 662 P.2d 82
• Bell v. State · 395 A.2d 1200
• State v. Harrell · 270 N.W.2d 428

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