People v. Contreras

Decided February 26, 2018. Goodwin Hon Liu wrote the opinion for the court.

229 Cal. Rptr. 3d 249 · Cited 169 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. Caballero · 55 Cal. 4th 262
• People v. Franklin · 63 Cal. 4th 261
• People v. Wingo · 534 P.2d 1001
• Angel v. Com. · 704 S.E.2d 386
• In Re Martinez · 65 P.3d 411
• People v. Falsetta · 986 P.2d 182
• People v. Davis · 46 Cal. 4th 539
• State of Iowa v. Denem Anthony Null · 836 N.W.2d 41
• Sail'er Inn, Inc. v. Kirby · 485 P.2d 529
• Kinsman v. Unocal Corp. · 123 P.3d 931
• Lexin v. Superior Court · 222 P.3d 214
• Wyatt L. Bear Cloud · 2014 WY 113
• CORAL CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. City and County of San Francisco · 235 P.3d 947
• People v. Frank · 798 P.2d 1215
• Catholic Charities of Sacramento, Inc. v. Superior Court · 85 P.3d 67
• People v. Thomas · 988 P.2d 563
• In Re Cervera · 16 P.3d 176
• State v. Zuber · 227 N.J. 422
• Naovarath v. State · 779 P.2d 944
• State of Arizona v. Mark Noriki Kasic · 228 Ariz. 228
• In Re Scott · 15 Cal. Rptr. 3d 32
• In re Stoneroad · 215 Cal. App. 4th 596
• People v. Meneses · 193 Cal. App. 4th 1087
• In re Morganti · 204 Cal. App. 4th 904
• In Re McDonald · 189 Cal. App. 4th 1008

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• People v. Garcia · 241 Cal. Rptr. 3d 349
• People v. Edwards · 246 Cal. Rptr. 3d 40
• Carter, Bowie, McCullough v. State · 192 A.3d 695
• State v. Strowder · 2019 Ohio 4573
• State v. Watkins · 2018 Ohio 5137
• People v. Buza · 230 Cal. Rptr. 3d 681
• People v. M.S. (In re M.S.) · 244 Cal. Rptr. 3d 580
• Ira v. Janecka · 419 P.3d 161
• In re Jenson · 233 Cal. Rptr. 3d 868
• Strategic Concepts, LLC v. Beverly Hills Unified Sch. Dist. · 232 Cal. Rptr. 3d 579
• Williams v. United States · 205 A.3d 837

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