State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

People v. Bestelmeyer

Decided April 3, 1985. Lawrence T. Stevens wrote the opinion for the court.

166 Cal. App. 3d 520 · Cited 81 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.

In Re Lynch · 503 P.2d 921
People v. Enriquez · 561 P.2d 261
People v. Preciado · 116 Cal. App. 3d 409
In Re Foss · 519 P.2d 1073
People v. Dillon · 668 P.2d 697
People v. Jackson · 618 P.2d 149
People v. Wingo · 534 P.2d 1001
People v. Pettingill · 578 P.2d 108
People v. Honeycutt · 570 P.2d 1050
People v. Randall · 464 P.2d 114
People v. Superior Court (Zolnay) · 542 P.2d 1390
People v. Karsai · 131 Cal. App. 3d 224
People v. Turnage · 45 Cal. App. 3d 201
In Re Rodriguez · 537 P.2d 384
People v. Watson · 75 Cal. App. 3d 384
In Re Brian W. · 125 Cal. App. 3d 590
People v. Belasco · 125 Cal. App. 3d 974
People v. Brockman · 2 Cal. App. 3d 1002
People v. Wilson · 135 Cal. App. 3d 343
Brown v. District Court in and for Denver · 557 P.2d 384

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People v. Sims · 853 P.2d 992
People v. Baker · 229 Cal. Rptr. 3d 431
People v. RETANAN · 65 Cal. Rptr. 3d 177
People v. Weddle · 1 Cal. App. 4th 1190
People v. Johnson · 183 Cal. App. 4th 253
State v. Dixon · 735 P.2d 761
People v. Carey · 183 Cal. App. 3d 99
People v. Montero · 185 Cal. App. 3d 415

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