People v. Carmen

Decided March 1, 1951. Homer R. Spence wrote the opinion for the court.

36 Cal. 2d 768 · Cited 319 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. Bender · 27 Cal. 2d 164
• People v. Honeycutt · 29 Cal. 2d 52
• People v. Driscoll · 53 Cal. App. 2d 590
• Stevenson v. United States · 162 U.S. 313
• People v. McGee · 31 Cal. 2d 229
• People v. Perkins · 75 Cal. App. 2d 875
• People v. McCoy · 25 Cal. 2d 177
• People v. Eggers · 30 Cal. 2d 676
• People v. Dail · 22 Cal. 2d 642
• People v. Alcalde · 24 Cal. 2d 177
• People v. Danielly · 33 Cal. 2d 362
• People v. Watts · 247 P. 884
• People v. Corlett · 67 Cal. App. 2d 33
• People v. Peak · 66 Cal. App. 2d 894
• People v. Bumbaugh · 48 Cal. App. 2d 791
• People v. Wong Hing · 169 P. 357
• People v. Manzo · 9 Cal. 2d 594
• People v. Hill · 76 Cal. App. 2d 330
• People v. Mandell · 48 Cal. App. 2d 806
• People v. Darrow · 298 P. 1
• People v. Mitchell · 14 Cal. 2d 237
• People v. Searle · 164 P.2d 819
• People v. Frazier · 88 Cal. App. 2d 99
• People v. Sica · 245 P. 461
• People v. Attema · 243 P. 461

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• People v. Williams · 456 P.2d 633
• People v. Moringlane · 127 Cal. App. 3d 811
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• People v. Williams · 29 P.3d 197
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