People v. Coffey

Decided July 28, 1967. Roger J. Traynor wrote the opinion for the court.

67 Cal. 2d 204 · Cited 249 times

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• In re Woods · 64 Cal. 2d 3
• People v. Merriam · 66 Cal. 2d 390
• People v. DeJean · 249 Cal. App. 2d 220
• People v. Torres · 61 Cal. 2d 264
• Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335
• People v. Banks · 53 Cal. 2d 370
• People v. Wilson · 66 Cal. 2d 749
• People v. Sidener · 375 P.2d 641
• People v. Modesto · 66 Cal. 2d 695
• In re Luce · 64 Cal. 2d 11
• In re Tucker · 64 Cal. 2d 15
• In Re Streeter · 66 Cal. 2d 47
• People v. Carmen · 36 Cal. 2d 768
• Buckley v. Bacon · 240 Cal. App. 2d 34
• People v. Hamilton · 33 Cal. 2d 45
• MacFarlane v. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control · 330 P.2d 769
• Jackson v. Superior Court · 98 Cal. App. 2d 183
• People v. Spinosa · 252 P.2d 409
• People v. Baca · 247 Cal. App. 2d 487
• People v. Sullivan · 206 Cal. App. 2d 36
• Coffey v. State · 235 P.2d 546

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• Lucas v. Superior Court · 201 Cal. App. 3d 149
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