People v. Cotter

Decided October 1, 1965. Louis H. Burke wrote the opinion for the court.

405 P.2d 862 · Cited 130 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. Stewart · 62 Cal. 2d 571
• People v. Dorado · 62 Cal. 2d 338
• In Re Lopez · 398 P.2d 380
• Commonwealth v. Agoston · 364 Pa. 464
• People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
• People v. Ditson · 57 Cal. 2d 415
• People v. Jacobson · 63 Cal. 2d 319
• People v. Bostick · 62 Cal. 2d 820
• People v. Garner · 367 P.2d 680
• People v. Hickman · 268 P. 909
• People v. Kimball · 5 Cal. 2d 608
• People v. Letourneau · 34 Cal. 2d 478
• People v. Valletutti · 78 N.E.2d 485
• People v. Goold · 12 P.2d 958

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