People v. Cooper

Decided May 6, 1991. Allen Broussard wrote the opinion for the court.

809 P.2d 865 · Cited 549 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. Graham · 71 Cal. 2d 303
• People v. Wickersham · 650 P.2d 311
• People v. Kitt · 83 Cal. App. 3d 834
• People v. Bunyard · 756 P.2d 795
• People v. Holloway · 790 P.2d 1327
• People v. Avalos · 689 P.2d 121
• People v. Green · 27 Cal. 3d 1
• People v. Medina · 799 P.2d 1282
• People v. Pierce · 595 P.2d 91
• People v. Harris · 623 P.2d 240
• People v. Gallego · 802 P.2d 169
• People v. Hogan · 647 P.2d 93
• People v. Keelin · 136 Cal. App. 2d 860
• People v. Boyd · 95 Cal. App. 3d 577
• People v. Lang · 782 P.2d 627
• People v. Marshall · 790 P.2d 676
• People v. Hitch · 527 P.2d 361
• People v. Johnson · 767 P.2d 1047
• People v. St. Martin · 463 P.2d 390
• People v. Gordon · 792 P.2d 251
• People v. Carrera · 777 P.2d 121
• People v. Hill · 110 Cal. App. 3d 937
• Remmer v. United States · 347 U.S. 227
• People v. Sedeno · 518 P.2d 913
• People v. Kelly · 549 P.2d 1240

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• People v. Varghese · 76 Cal. Rptr. 3d 449
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• People v. Carpenter · 15 Cal. 4th 312
• People v. Payton · 839 P.2d 1035
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• People v. Frye · 18 Cal. 4th 894
• People v. Gamache · 48 Cal. 4th 347
• People v. Davis · 46 Cal. 4th 539
• People v. Wash · 861 P.2d 1107
• People v. Livaditis · 831 P.2d 297
• People v. Becerrada · 216 Cal. Rptr. 3d 662
• People v. Brasure · 175 P.3d 632
• People v. Von Villas · 36 Cal. App. 4th 1425
• People v. Williams · 16 Cal. 4th 153
• People v. Pizarro · 10 Cal. App. 4th 57
• People v. Cady · 208 Cal. Rptr. 3d 624
• People v. Holt · 15 Cal. 4th 619
• People v. Edwards · 819 P.2d 436
• People v. Mitcham · 824 P.2d 1277
• People v. Visciotti · 825 P.2d 388
• People v. Webb · 862 P.2d 779

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