People v. Dewson

Decided April 15, 1957. Herbert C. Kaufman wrote the opinion for the court.

150 Cal. App. 2d 119 · Cited 56 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. Penson · 148 Cal. App. 2d 537
• People v. Gonzales · 141 Cal. App. 2d 604
• Hovey v. Elliott · 167 U.S. 409
• Badillo v. Superior Court · 46 Cal. 2d 269
• People v. Blodgett · 46 Cal. 2d 114
• People v. Martin · 293 P.2d 52
• People v. Lawrence · 149 Cal. App. 2d 435
• People v. Wong Loung · 114 P. 829
• People v. Thymiakas · 140 Cal. App. 2d 940
• People v. Garnett · 148 Cal. App. 2d 280
• In Re Cunha · 11 P.2d 902
• People v. Tucker · 142 Cal. App. 2d 549
• Windsor v. McVeigh · 93 U.S. 274
• Scher v. United States · 305 U.S. 251
• People v. Teshara · 66 P. 798
• United States v. Di Re · 332 U.S. 581
• People v. Newland · 15 Cal. 2d 678
• People v. Cahan · 282 P.2d 905
• In Re Dixon · 41 Cal. 2d 756
• People v. Peete · 28 Cal. 2d 306
• People v. Gorg · 45 Cal. 2d 776
• Willson v. Superior Court · 46 Cal. 2d 291
• People v. Boyles · 45 Cal. 2d 652
• People v. Gory · 28 Cal. 2d 450
• People v. Brown · 45 Cal. 2d 640

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• Schnepp v. State · 415 P.2d 619
• People v. Reed · 202 Cal. App. 2d 575
• People v. Roland · 183 Cal. App. 2d 780
• Priestly v. Superior Court · 330 P.2d 39
• People v. Covino · 100 Cal. App. 3d 660
• People v. Henry · 65 Cal. 2d 842
• Dunn v. MUNICIPAL COURT FOR EUREKA JUDICIAL DISTRICT · 220 Cal. App. 2d 858
• People v. Amos · 181 Cal. App. 2d 506
• State v. Dolce · 197 A.2d 185
• People v. Anders · 333 P.2d 854
• People v. Jackson · 183 Cal. App. 2d 562
• DeMartini v. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control · 215 Cal. App. 2d 787
• People v. Bates · 163 Cal. App. 2d 847
• Galena v. Municipal Court · 237 Cal. App. 2d 581
• People v. Bales · 189 Cal. App. 2d 694
• People v. MacIas · 180 Cal. App. 2d 193
• People v. Marquez · 259 Cal. App. 2d 593
• People v. Chavez · 208 Cal. App. 2d 248
• People v. Griffin · 162 Cal. App. 2d 712
• People v. Redman · 125 Cal. App. 3d 317
• People v. Malich · 15 Cal. App. 3d 253

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