People v. Dykes

Decided June 15, 2009. Ronald M. George wrote the opinion for the court.

46 Cal. 4th 731 · Cited 513 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. Doolin · 45 Cal. 4th 390
• People v. Steele · 47 P.3d 225
• People v. Cain · 892 P.2d 1224
• People v. Zamudio · 181 P.3d 105
• People v. Edwards · 819 P.2d 436
• People v. Cox · 809 P.2d 351
• People v. Hines · 15 Cal. 4th 997
• People v. Riggs · 44 Cal. 4th 248
• People v. Zambrano · 163 P.3d 4
• People v. Michaels · 49 P.3d 1032
• People v. Pollock · 89 P.3d 353
• People v. Bemore · 996 P.2d 1152
• People v. Massie · 967 P.2d 29
• People v. Dillon · 668 P.2d 697
• People v. Partida · 122 P.3d 765
• People v. Boyette · 58 P.3d 391
• People v. Prince · 156 P.3d 1015
• People v. Pride · 833 P.2d 643
• People v. Farnam · 47 P.3d 988
• People v. Earp · 978 P.2d 15
• People v. Chatman · 133 P.3d 534
• People v. Carter · 70 P.3d 981
• People v. Williams · 756 P.2d 221
• People v. Stanley · 140 P.3d 736
• People v. Harris · 43 Cal. 4th 1269

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• People v. Verdugo · 50 Cal. 4th 263
• People v. Woodruff · 235 Cal. Rptr. 3d 513
• People v. Ghobrial · 234 Cal. Rptr. 3d 669
• People v. Verdugo · 50 Cal. 4th 263
• The People v. Edwards · 57 Cal. 4th 658
• People v. Shazier · 60 Cal. 4th 109
• People v. Foster · 242 P.3d 105
• State v. Nelson · 273 P.3d 632
• People v. Williams · 49 Cal. 4th 405
• People v. Rangel · 62 Cal. 4th 1192
• People v. Linton · 56 Cal. 4th 1146
• People v. Rivera · 247 Cal. Rptr. 3d 363
• People v. Redd · 48 Cal. 4th 691
• People v. Mendoza · 52 Cal. 4th 1056
• People v. Romero and Self · 62 Cal. 4th 1
• People v. Dalton · 247 Cal. Rptr. 3d 273
• People v. MacIel · 57 Cal. 4th 482
• People v. Boyce · 59 Cal. 4th 672
• People v. Gonzales · 51 Cal. 4th 894
• People v. Sauceda-Contreras · 55 Cal. 4th 203
• People v. Charles · 61 Cal. 4th 308
• People v. Clark · 52 Cal. 4th 856

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