People v. Bell

Decided May 21, 1996. Patricia D. Benke wrote the opinion for the court.

45 Cal. App. 4th 1030 · Cited 67 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. Olivas · 551 P.2d 375
• In Re Trombley · 31 Cal. 2d 801
• People v. Mitchell · 30 Cal. App. 4th 783
• People v. Howard · 70 Cal. 2d 618
• People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
• People v. Kobrin · 903 P.2d 1027
• Hale v. Morgan · 584 P.2d 512
• People v. Zamora · 557 P.2d 75
• People v. Davis · 92 Cal. App. 3d 250
• People v. Gonzalez · 81 Cal. App. 3d 274
• People v. Cummings · 850 P.2d 1
• Queenside Hills Realty Co. v. Saxl · 328 U.S. 80
• People v. Wims · 895 P.2d 77
• People v. Garfield · 707 P.2d 258
• Central Delta Water Agency v. State Water Resources Control Board · 17 Cal. App. 4th 621
• People v. Dollar · 228 Cal. App. 3d 1335
• People v. Neal C. Oester, Inc. · 154 Cal. App. Supp. 2d 888
• People v. Goebel · 195 Cal. App. 3d 418
• Hobart v. Hobart Estate Co. · 26 Cal. 2d 412
• People v. Kronemyer · 189 Cal. App. 3d 314
• People v. Horowitz · 70 Cal. App. 2d 675
• People v. Geibel · 93 Cal. App. 2d 147
• People v. Flores · 178 Cal. App. 3d 74
• People v. Thomas · 43 Cal. App. 3d 862
• People v. Gangemi · 13 Cal. App. 4th 1790

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• People v. Atkins · 18 P.3d 660
• People v. Hamlin · 170 Cal. App. 4th 1412
• People v. Dat Tan Nguyen · 54 Cal. App. 4th 705
• People v. Atkins · 25 Cal. 4th 76
• Donley v. Davi · 180 Cal. App. 4th 447
• People v. Goslar · 82 Cal. Rptr. 2d 558
• People v. Wilkinson · 94 P.3d 551
• Cowan v. Superior Court · 14 Cal. 4th 367
• In Re Noreen G. · 181 Cal. App. 4th 1359
• Moss v. Superior Court · 17 Cal. 4th 396
• People v. Hagen · 967 P.2d 563
• People v. Basuta · 114 Cal. Rptr. 2d 285
• People v. Wong · 186 Cal. App. 4th 1433
• People v. Stanfill · 90 Cal. Rptr. 2d 885
• People v. Koy Leng · 83 Cal. Rptr. 2d 433
• People v. Hernandez · 134 Cal. App. 4th 474
• People v. Johnson · 67 Cal. App. 4th 67
• People v. Rasmussen · 189 Cal. App. 4th 1411
• People v. Jones · 124 Cal. Rptr. 2d 10
• People v. Feinberg · 51 Cal. App. 4th 1566
• People v. Price · 66 Cal. Rptr. 3d 595

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