State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

People v. Balestra

Decided November 4, 1999. Patricia D. Benke wrote the opinion for the court.

90 Cal. Rptr. 2d 77 · Cited 99 times

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Precedents cited

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.

People v. Keller · 76 Cal. App. 3d 827
People v. Bravo · 738 P.2d 336
People v. Kiddoo · 225 Cal. App. 3d 922
People v. Mason · 488 P.2d 630
People v. Lent · 541 P.2d 545
People v. Carbajal · 899 P.2d 67
People v. Welch · 851 P.2d 802
People v. Wardlow · 227 Cal. App. 3d 360
People v. Superior Court · 14 Cal. 4th 968
People v. Reyes · 968 P.2d 445
People v. Tyrell J. · 876 P.2d 519
In Re York · 892 P.2d 804
People v. Bauer · 211 Cal. App. 3d 937
People v. Kacy S. · 80 Cal. Rptr. 2d 432
People v. Ortiz · 53 Cal. App. 4th 791
People v. Anthony S. · 4 Cal. App. 4th 1000
People v. Whisenand · 37 Cal. App. 4th 1383
People v. Adams · 224 Cal. App. 3d 705
People v. Tucker · 37 Cal. App. 4th 1
People v. Welch · 5 Cal. 4th 228

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