People v. Burke

Decided September 21, 1956. B Rey Schauer wrote the opinion for the court.

301 P.2d 241 · Cited 221 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.

• Amos v. United States · 255 U.S. 313
• People v. Michael · 45 Cal. 2d 751
• People v. Gowasky · 155 N.E. 737
• People v. Coyle · 88 Cal. App. 2d 967
• People v. Cahan · 282 P.2d 905
• People v. Martin · 45 Cal. 2d 755
• Willson v. Superior Court · 46 Cal. 2d 291
• People v. Boyles · 45 Cal. 2d 652
• American Enterprise, Inc. v. Van Winkle · 39 Cal. 2d 210
• In Re Shull · 23 Cal. 2d 745
• People v. Chadwick · 87 P. 384
• In Re Basuino · 22 Cal. 2d 247
• People v. Simpson · 66 Cal. App. 2d 319
• People v. Superior Court · 259 P. 943
• People v. Ysabel · 28 Cal. App. 2d 259
• People v. Zelver · 135 Cal. App. 2d 226
• People v. Ganger · 97 Cal. App. 2d 11
• People v. Rose · 26 Cal. App. 2d 513
• In Re Bartges · 44 Cal. 2d 241
• Exposita v. United Railroads · 183 P. 576

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• People v. Tanner · 596 P.2d 328
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• People v. Davis · 94 Cal. App. 3d 215
• People v. Superior Court (Romero) · 13 Cal. 4th 497
• People v. Williams · 637 P.2d 1029
• In Re Foss · 519 P.2d 1073
• People v. Sidener · 375 P.2d 641
• In Re Varnell · 70 P.3d 1037
• People v. Rottanak K. · 37 Cal. App. 4th 260
• People v. Sanchez · 191 Cal. App. 2d 783
• People v. Sanchez · 191 Cal. App. 2d 783
• In re Varnell · 30 Cal. 4th 1132
• People v. Braeseke · 602 P.2d 384
• People v. Orrante · 201 Cal. App. 2d 553
• People v. Casper · 90 P.3d 1203
• People v. Lara · 54 Cal. 4th 896
• People v. Hernandez · 994 P.2d 354
• People v. Shirley · 78 Cal. App. 3d 424
• People v. McGhee · 196 Cal. App. 2d 458
• People v. Eberhardt · 186 Cal. App. 3d 1112
• State v. Carlson · 555 P.2d 269
• People v. Dorsey · 28 Cal. App. 3d 15
• People v. White · 159 Cal. App. 2d 586
• People v. White · 218 Cal. App. 2d 267
• In Re Varnell · 115 Cal. Rptr. 2d 464

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