People v. Cruz

Decided September 20, 1974. William P. Clark Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

526 P.2d 250 · Cited 162 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.

• Mills v. Municipal Court · 515 P.2d 273
• In Re Tahl · 460 P.2d 449
• Thornton v. Dennis M. · 70 Cal. 2d 444
• People v. Superior Court (Giron) · 523 P.2d 636
• People v. Baker · 442 P.2d 675
• Elbert, Ltd. v. Gross · 41 Cal. 2d 322
• Hopkins v. Anderson · 21 P.2d 560
• People v. Fratianno · 6 Cal. App. 3d 211
• Richardson v. City of San Diego · 193 Cal. App. 2d 648
• People v. Shaver · 239 Cal. App. 2d 213

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• People v. Shaw · 74 Cal. Rptr. 2d 915
• People v. Shaw · 64 Cal. App. 4th 492
• In re Vargas · 83 Cal. App. 4th 1125
• People v. Simmons · 233 Cal. App. 4th 1458
• People v. Williams · 17 Cal. 4th 148
• People v. Wharton · 809 P.2d 290
• People v. Fairbank · 16 Cal. 4th 1223
• California Redevelopment Ass'n v. Matosantos · 53 Cal. 4th 231
• People v. Johnson · 47 Cal. 4th 668
• Outboard Marine Corp. v. Superior Court · 52 Cal. App. 3d 30
• People v. Foley · 170 Cal. App. 3d 1039
• Apartment Ass'n of L.A. Cty. Inc. v. City of Los Angeles · 14 P.3d 930
• People v. Castaneda · 37 Cal. App. 4th 1612
• People v. Quesada · 230 Cal. App. 3d 525
• People v. Watts · 67 Cal. App. 3d 173
• People v. Knight · 194 Cal. App. 3d 337
• Hennigan v. United Pacific Insurance · 53 Cal. App. 3d 1
• Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Ass'n v. City of Riverside · 86 Cal. Rptr. 2d 592
• In Re Kelly · 655 P.2d 1282
• People v. Urfer · 94 Cal. App. 3d 887
• People v. Tabucchi · 64 Cal. App. 3d 133

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