People v. Benton

Decided December 19, 1979. Herbert L. Ashby wrote the opinion for the court.

100 Cal. App. 3d 92 · Cited 66 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.

• People v. Beagle · 492 P.2d 1
• People v. Reyes · 526 P.2d 225
• People v. Thornton · 523 P.2d 267
• People v. Antick · 539 P.2d 43
• People v. Rist · 545 P.2d 833
• People v. Beivelman · 70 Cal. 2d 60
• People v. Massengale · 10 Cal. App. 3d 689
• People v. Burke · 301 P.2d 241
• People v. Blessing · 94 Cal. App. 3d 835
• People v. Daniels · 16 Cal. App. 3d 36
• People v. Cheffen · 2 Cal. App. 3d 638
• People v. James · 40 Cal. App. 2d 740
• People v. Superior Court (Duran) · 84 Cal. App. 3d 480
• People v. Stewart · 34 Cal. App. 3d 244
• People v. Palmer · 80 Cal. App. 3d 239
• People v. Wilson · 50 Cal. App. 3d 811
• People v. Taylor · 15 Cal. App. 3d 349
• People v. La Fave · 92 Cal. App. 3d 826
• People v. Bradley · 3 Cal. App. 3d 273

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