People v. Dorado

Decided January 29, 1965. Mathew Tobriner wrote the opinion for the court.

62 Cal. 2d 338 · Cited 934 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.

• In Re McLain · 55 Cal. 2d 78
• People v. Jefferson · 303 P.2d 1024
• Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335
• Hamilton v. Alabama · 368 U.S. 52
• People v. Wells · 33 Cal. 2d 330
• People v. Garner · 367 P.2d 680
• In Re Smith · 33 Cal. 2d 797
• People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
• People v. Hines · 61 Cal. 2d 164
• People v. Trout · 54 Cal. 2d 576
• Johnson v. Zerbst · 304 U.S. 458
• Lynumn v. Illinois · 372 U.S. 528
• United States v. Benz · 282 U.S. 304
• People v. Parham · 384 P.2d 1001
• Gibbs v. Burke · 337 U.S. 773
• People v. Donovan · 13 N.Y.2d 148
• People v. Waterman · 9 N.Y.2d 561
• Tomkins v. Missouri · 323 U.S. 485
• People v. Brommel · 56 Cal. 2d 629
• People v. Di Biasi · 7 N.Y.2d 544
• People v. Meyer · 11 N.Y.2d 162
• People v. Matteson · 393 P.2d 161
• Pennsylvania Ex Rel. Herman v. Claudy · 350 U.S. 116
• People v. Lopez · 60 Cal. 2d 223
• People v. Simmons · 28 Cal. 2d 699

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• People v. Green · 236 Cal. App. 2d 1
• People v. White · 233 Cal. App. 2d 765
• People v. Spencer · 66 Cal. 2d 158
• People v. Spencer · 66 Cal. 2d 158
• People v. Lara · 432 P.2d 202
• People v. Quicke · 455 P.2d 787
• People v. Arnold · 66 Cal. 2d 438
• People v. Washington · 237 Cal. App. 2d 59
• People v. Benavidez · 233 Cal. App. 2d 303
• People v. Jacobson · 63 Cal. 2d 319
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• People v. Falk · 244 Cal. App. 2d 398
• People v. Powell · 67 Cal. 2d 32
• People v. Gioviannini · 260 Cal. App. 2d 597
• People v. Fork · 233 Cal. App. 2d 725

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