People v. Birks

Decided August 31, 1998. Janice Rogers Brown wrote the opinion for the court.

960 P.2d 1073 · Cited 492 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. Geiger · 674 P.2d 1303
• People v. Barton · 906 P.2d 531
• People v. Superior Court (Romero) · 13 Cal. 4th 497
• People v. Lohbauer · 627 P.2d 183
• People v. Latimer · 858 P.2d 611
• People v. Wickersham · 650 P.2d 311
• People v. Sedeno · 518 P.2d 913
• People v. Cuevas · 906 P.2d 1290
• People v. Johnson · 606 P.2d 738
• Moradi-Shalal v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Companies · 758 P.2d 58
• People v. Hood · 462 P.2d 370
• Raven v. Deukmejian · 801 P.2d 1077
• People v. Toro · 766 P.2d 577
• People v. Tenorio · 473 P.2d 993
• People v. Marshall · 309 P.2d 456
• Salas v. Cortez · 593 P.2d 226
• People v. Santos · 222 Cal. App. 3d 723
• People v. Farrow · 13 Cal. App. 4th 1606
• People v. Flannel · 603 P.2d 1
• State v. Boyenger · 509 P.2d 1317
• Auto Equity Sales, Inc. v. Superior Court · 57 Cal. 2d 450
• People v. Scott · 9 Cal. 4th 331
• Bouie v. City of Columbia · 378 U.S. 347
• Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc. · 398 U.S. 375
• Dix v. Superior Court · 807 P.2d 1063

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• People v. Nguyen · 4 Cal. Rptr. 3d 211
• People v. Sanchez · 16 P.3d 118
• People v. Munoz · 242 Cal. Rptr. 3d 314
• People v. Solis · 232 Cal. App. 4th 1108
• Resendiz v. Superior Court · 107 Cal. Rptr. 2d 62
• Orlina v. Superior Court · 86 Cal. Rptr. 2d 384
• Manduley v. Superior Court · 104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 140
• State v. Dickerson · 716 S.E.2d 895
• People v. Valentine · 49 Cal. Rptr. 3d 948
• People v. Kaufman · 225 Cal. Rptr. 3d 334
• People v. Henson · 239 Cal. Rptr. 3d 305
• People v. Ortega · 240 Cal. App. 4th 956
• People v. Richards · 227 Cal. Rptr. 3d 95
• People v. Ortega · 968 P.2d 48
• People v. Taylor · 229 P.3d 12
• People v. Mendoza · 4 P.3d 265
• People v. Smith · 57 Cal. 4th 232
• People v. Rios · 2 P.3d 1066
• People v. Salazar · 63 Cal. 4th 214
• People v. Hall · 200 Cal. App. 4th 778
• People v. Yeoman · 72 P.3d 1166

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