People v. Cardenas

Decided July 8, 1982. Frank K. Richardson wrote the opinion for the court.

647 P.2d 569 · Cited 229 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. Davis · 233 Cal. App. 2d 156
• In re Culbreth · 17 Cal. 3d 330
• People v. Bartlett · 256 Cal. App. 2d 787
• People v. Collie · 634 P.2d 534
• People v. Lawler · 507 P.2d 621
• People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
• People v. Woodard · 590 P.2d 391
• People v. O'Brand · 92 Cal. App. 2d 752
• People v. Morales · 88 Cal. App. 3d 259
• People v. Enriquez · 190 Cal. App. 2d 481
• People v. Guiterrez · 152 Cal. App. 2d 115
• People v. Copeland · 169 Cal. App. 2d 713
• People v. Miller · 558 P.2d 552
• People v. Haston · 69 Cal. 2d 233
• People v. Chavez · 605 P.2d 401
• People v. Bustamante · 634 P.2d 927
• People v. North · 629 P.2d 19
• County of Los Angeles v. Frisbie · 19 Cal. 2d 634
• People v. James · 56 Cal. App. 3d 876
• People v. Dominguez · 121 Cal. App. 3d 481
• People v. De La Plane · 88 Cal. App. 3d 223
• Fare v. Wing Y. · 67 Cal. App. 3d 69
• People v. Williams · 11 Cal. App. 3d 970
• People v. Avila · 29 Cal. App. 2d 627

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• People v. Bergman · 154 Cal. App. 3d 30
• People v. King · 851 P.2d 27
• People v. Nguyen · 204 Cal. App. 3d 181
• State v. Gaston · 897 S.W.2d 136
• People v. Felix · 23 Cal. App. 4th 1385
• People v. McElrath · 175 Cal. App. 3d 178
• People v. Contreras · 144 Cal. App. 3d 749
• People v. Fitch · 171 Cal. App. 3d 211
• State v. Taylor · 593 S.E.2d 645
• People v. Gonzalez · 800 P.2d 1159
• People v. Ruiz · 62 Cal. App. 4th 234
• People v. Blevins · 158 Cal. App. 3d 64
• People v. Rodriguez · 160 Cal. App. 3d 207
• People v. Sandoval · 841 P.2d 862
• People v. Avitia · 24 Cal. Rptr. 3d 887
• People v. Kronemyer · 189 Cal. App. 3d 314
• People v. Bojorquez · 104 Cal. App. 4th 335
• People v. Raby · 179 Cal. App. 3d 577
• People v. Fields · 159 Cal. App. 3d 555
• People v. Alvarez · 9 Cal. App. 4th 121
• People v. Glaude · 141 Cal. App. 3d 633

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