People v. Christian S.

Decided May 16, 1994. Malcolm Millar Lucas wrote the opinion for the court.

872 P.2d 574 · Cited 479 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. Flannel · 603 P.2d 1
• People v. Saille · 820 P.2d 588
• People v. Conley · 411 P.2d 911
• People v. Bobo · 229 Cal. App. 3d 1417
• People v. Sedeno · 518 P.2d 913
• People v. Wells · 33 Cal. 2d 330
• People v. Patterson · 778 P.2d 549
• Keeler v. Superior Court · 470 P.2d 617
• Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co. · 771 P.2d 406
• People v. Hernandez · 61 Cal. 2d 529
• People v. Satchell · 489 P.2d 1361
• People v. Aris · 215 Cal. App. 3d 1178
• People v. Stress · 205 Cal. App. 3d 1259
• People v. Dillon · 668 P.2d 697
• People v. Washington · 62 Cal. 2d 777
• People v. Mayberry · 542 P.2d 1337
• Estate of McDill · 537 P.2d 874
• Mesler v. Bragg Management Co. · 702 P.2d 601
• People v. Clark · 789 P.2d 127
• Walker v. Superior Court · 763 P.2d 852
• People v. Williams · 841 P.2d 961
• People v. Brigham · 599 P.2d 100
• People v. Guest · 503 N.E.2d 255
• Brown v. Poway Unified School District · 843 P.2d 624
• People v. Stuart · 47 Cal. 2d 167

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• People v. Martinez · 74 P.3d 748
• People v. Rios · 2 P.3d 1066
• Hartman v. Summers · 878 F. Supp. 1335
• People v. Soto · 231 Cal. Rptr. 3d 732
• People v. Elmore · 59 Cal. 4th 121
• People v. Breverman · 960 P.2d 1094
• People v. Anderson · 50 P.3d 368
• Miller v. Terhune · 510 F. Supp. 2d 486
• People v. Mejia-Lenares · 135 Cal. App. 4th 1437
• People v. Lasko · 999 P.2d 666
• People v. Robertson · 95 P.3d 872
• People v. Sinclair · 75 Cal. Rptr. 2d 626
• People v. Manriquez · 123 P.3d 614
• State v. White · 161 P.3d 208
• People v. Ceja · 26 Cal. App. 4th 78
• People v. Chun · 45 Cal. 4th 1172
• People v. Blakeley · 23 Cal. 4th 82
• People v. Valencia · 180 P.3d 351
• People v. Vasquez · 39 Cal. Rptr. 3d 433
• State v. Abdalaziz · 248 Conn. 430

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