People v. Buffum

Decided April 20, 1953. Homer R. Spence wrote the opinion for the court.

40 Cal. 2d 709 · Cited 180 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. Wilson · 25 Cal. 2d 341
• People v. Clapp · 24 Cal. 2d 835
• People v. Miller · 2 Cal. 2d 527
• Foley Bros., Inc. v. Filardo · 336 U.S. 281
• Gebardi v. United States · 287 U.S. 112
• People v. Werblow · 148 N.E. 786
• People v. Wallin · 32 Cal. 2d 803
• People v. Benenato · 77 Cal. App. 2d 350
• People v. Harden · 14 Cal. App. 2d 489
• United States v. Rabinowich · 238 U.S. 78
• American Banana Co. v. United Fruit Co. · 213 U.S. 347
• People v. Putnam · 20 Cal. 2d 885
• State v. Tennyson · 2 N.W.2d 833
• Blumenthal v. United States · 332 U.S. 539
• People v. Bender · 27 Cal. 2d 164
• People v. Scofield · 265 P. 914
• People v. Megladdery · 40 Cal. App. 2d 748
• People v. Lima · 25 Cal. 2d 573
• People v. Anderson · 1 Cal. 2d 687
• Reass v. United States · 99 F.2d 752
• People v. Kendall · 111 Cal. App. 2d 204
• In Re Del Gobbo Vince · 67 A.2d 141
• State v. McLaughlin · 44 A.2d 116
• People v. Stone · 89 Cal. App. 2d 853
• People v. Miner · 96 Cal. App. 2d 43

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• People v. Morante · 975 P.2d 1071
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• Hageseth v. Superior Court · 59 Cal. Rptr. 3d 385
• People v. La Fontaine · 79 Cal. App. 3d 176
• People v. Jones · 228 Cal. App. 2d 74
• People v. Mason · 184 Cal. App. 2d 317
• State v. Lane · 771 P.2d 1150
• People v. Brown · 109 Cal. Rptr. 2d 879
• People v. Bishop · 202 Cal. App. 3d 273
• People v. Gallardo · 41 Cal. 2d 57
• People v. Staples · 6 Cal. App. 3d 61
• People v. Fulton · 188 Cal. App. 2d 105
• People v. Bormann · 6 Cal. App. 3d 292
• People v. Betts · 126 Cal. Rptr. 2d 64
• People v. Burt · 45 Cal. 2d 311
• People v. Adami · 36 Cal. App. 3d 452
• People v. Pangelina · 117 Cal. App. 3d 414
• People v. Camodeca · 52 Cal. 2d 142
• People v. Aday · 226 Cal. App. 2d 520
• Rios v. State · 733 P.2d 242
• People v. Cole · 165 Cal. App. 3d 41
• People v. Weeren · 607 P.2d 1279
• People v. Rios · 177 Cal. App. 3d 445
• People v. Keefer · 35 Cal. App. 3d 156
• People v. Lee · 38 Cal. Rptr. 3d 927

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