People v. Coleman

Decided February 25, 1985. Cruz Reynoso wrote the opinion for the court.

695 P.2d 189 · Cited 110 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.

• Rubio v. Superior Court · 593 P.2d 595
• People v. Hamilton · 55 Cal. 2d 881
• People v. Ireland · 450 P.2d 580
• People v. Talle · 111 Cal. App. 2d 650
• Shepard v. United States · 290 U.S. 96
• Board of Trustees v. Porini · 263 Cal. App. 2d 784
• People v. Reyes · 526 P.2d 225
• Bd. of Educ. of Pasadena Unified Sch. Dist. v. Haas · 82 Cal. App. 3d 278
• Hovey v. Superior Court · 616 P.2d 1301
• People v. Modesto · 382 P.2d 33
• People v. Drew · 583 P.2d 1318
• People v. Holt · 690 P.2d 1207
• People v. Williams · 637 P.2d 1029
• Scott v. Times-Mirror Co. · 184 P. 672
• People v. Ceballos · 526 P.2d 241
• People v. La MacChia · 41 Cal. 2d 738
• People v. Washington · 71 Cal. 2d 1061
• People v. Chapman · 261 Cal. App. 2d 149
• People v. Lew · 68 Cal. 2d 774
• Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co. · 119 Cal. App. 3d 757
• County of Los Angeles v. Faus · 48 Cal. 2d 672
• People v. Brown · 49 Cal. 2d 577
• Adkins v. Brett · 193 P. 251
• Del Mar Water, Light & Power Co. v. Eshleman · 140 P. 591
• People v. Tallman · 27 Cal. 2d 209

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