People v. Cahan

Decided April 27, 1955. Roger J. Traynor wrote the opinion for the court.

282 P.2d 905 · Cited 640 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.

• Weeks v. United States · 232 U.S. 383
• People v. Mayen · 205 P. 435
• People v. Gonzales · 20 Cal. 2d 165
• People v. Le Doux · 102 P. 517
• People v. Kelley · 22 Cal. 2d 169
• People v. Defore · 150 N.E. 585
• State v. Owens · 259 S.W. 100
• Sorrells v. United States · 287 U.S. 435
• Burdeau v. McDowell · 256 U.S. 465
• Palko v. Connecticut · 302 U.S. 319
• Gouled v. United States · 255 U.S. 298
• Amos v. United States · 255 U.S. 313
• Funk v. United States · 290 U.S. 371
• People v. Haeussler · 41 Cal. 2d 252
• United States v. Di Re · 332 U.S. 581
• United States v. Jeffers · 342 U.S. 48
• In Re Dixon · 41 Cal. 2d 756
• Gambino v. United States · 275 U.S. 310
• In Re the Accounting of Brown · 150 N.E. 581
• State v. Arregui · 254 P. 788
• Oil Workers International Union v. Superior Court · 103 Cal. App. 2d 512
• Munson v. Munson · 27 Cal. 2d 659
• People v. Sica · 112 Cal. App. 2d 574
• People v. Tucker · 88 Cal. App. 2d 333
• People v. Rochin · 101 Cal. App. 2d 140

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• Lockridge v. Superior Court · 474 P.2d 683
• Priestly v. Superior Court · 330 P.2d 39
• People v. Scott · 546 P.2d 327
• Elkins v. United States · 364 U.S. 206
• People v. Butler · 415 P.2d 819
• In Re Harris · 366 P.2d 305
• People v. Johnson · 315 P.2d 468
• Badillo v. Superior Court · 46 Cal. 2d 269
• People v. Triggs · 506 P.2d 232
• Wirin v. Parker · 48 Cal. 2d 890
• People v. Maddox · 46 Cal. 2d 301
• Rogers v. Superior Court · 291 P.2d 929
• State v. Bolt · 689 P.2d 519
• People v. McInnis · 494 P.2d 690
• Robison v. Superior Court of the City & County of San Francisco · 49 Cal. 2d 186
• Russi v. Superior Court · 33 Cal. App. 3d 160
• People v. Fisher · 184 Cal. App. 2d 308
• People v. Fisher · 184 Cal. App. 2d 308
• Application of Woods · 154 F. Supp. 932
• Nichols v. Pacific Indemnity Co. · 212 Cal. App. 2d 806
• People v. Brisendine · 531 P.2d 1099

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