People v. Diaz

Decided April 6, 2015. Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye wrote the opinion for the court.

60 Cal. 4th 1176 · Cited 237 times

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• People v. Zichko · 13 Cal. Rptr. 3d 509
• People v. Carpenter · 15 Cal. 4th 312
• People v. Beagle · 492 P.2d 1
• People v. Vega · 220 Cal. App. 3d 310
• People v. Ford · 60 Cal. 2d 772
• People v. Livaditis · 831 P.2d 297
• People v. Guiuan · 957 P.2d 928
• People v. Rincon-Pineda · 538 P.2d 247
• People v. Bemis · 33 Cal. 2d 395
• People v. McKinnon · 259 P.3d 1186
• People v. Morales · 18 P.3d 11
• People v. St. Martin · 463 P.2d 390
• People v. Dickey · 111 P.3d 921
• People v. Lang · 782 P.2d 627
• People v. Williams · 756 P.2d 221
• People v. Pensinger · 805 P.2d 899
• People v. Bunyard · 756 P.2d 795
• People v. Heishman · 753 P.2d 629
• People v. Kimble · 749 P.2d 803
• People v. Delgado · 56 Cal. 4th 480
• People v. Najera · 43 Cal. 4th 1132
• People v. Mendoza · 192 Cal. App. 3d 667
• People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
• People v. Koenig · 29 Cal. 2d 87
• People v. Cornett · 33 Cal. 2d 33

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• People v. Johnson · 241 Cal. Rptr. 3d 782
• People v. Brooks · 216 Cal. Rptr. 3d 528
• People v. Miranda · 236 Cal. App. 4th 978
• People v. Smith · 233 Cal. Rptr. 3d 1
• People v. Grimes · 1 Cal. 5th 698
• People v. Salazar · 63 Cal. 4th 214
• People v. Woods · 241 Cal. App. 4th 461
• People v. Sandoval · 62 Cal. 4th 394
• People v. Wall (Randall) · 224 Cal. Rptr. 3d 861
• In re Miles · 213 Cal. Rptr. 3d 770

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