People v. Edwards

Decided September 24, 1969. Louis H. Burke wrote the opinion for the court.

458 P.2d 713 · Cited 301 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. Cahan · 282 P.2d 905
• People v. Cruz · 61 Cal. 2d 861
• People v. Feggans · 67 Cal. 2d 444
• Hester v. United States · 265 U.S. 57
• People v. Cockrell · 408 P.2d 116
• People v. Gastelo · 67 Cal. 2d 586
• People v. Willard · 238 Cal. App. 2d 292
• People v. Kanos · 70 Cal. 2d 381
• People v. Bly · 191 Cal. App. 2d 352
• People v. Francis · 71 Cal. 2d 66
• People v. Rollins · 423 P.2d 221
• People v. Rosales · 68 Cal. 2d 299
• People v. Rogers · 270 Cal. App. 2d 705
• Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States · 251 U.S. 385
• People v. Aranda · 63 Cal. 2d 518
• People v. Lara · 432 P.2d 202
• People v. Haven · 59 Cal. 2d 713
• People v. Kitchens · 46 Cal. 2d 260
• People v. Bilderbach · 62 Cal. 2d 757
• In re Lessard · 62 Cal. 2d 497
• People v. Charles · 66 Cal. 2d 330
• People v. Chimel · 68 Cal. 2d 436
• In re Gaines · 63 Cal. 2d 234
• People v. Stoner · 65 Cal. 2d 595
• People v. Mabry · 71 Cal. 2d 430

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• People v. Sirhan · 497 P.2d 1121
• Burkholder v. Superior Court · 96 Cal. App. 3d 421
• Smith v. Joseph G. · 7 Cal. App. 3d 695
• People v. Curley · 12 Cal. App. 3d 732
• Burkholder v. Superior Court · 96 Cal. App. 3d 421
• Mann v. Superior Court · 472 P.2d 468
• State v. Stevens · 367 N.W.2d 788
• Venner v. State · 367 A.2d 949
• People v. Rooney · 175 Cal. App. 3d 634
• People v. Superior Court · 23 Cal. App. 3d 1004
• Sampson v. State · 130 Md. App. 79
• Krauss v. Superior Court · 487 P.2d 1023
• People v. Maltz · 14 Cal. App. 3d 381
• People v. Rice · 10 Cal. App. 3d 730
• People v. Kaanehe · 559 P.2d 1028
• Skelton v. Superior Court · 460 P.2d 485
• People v. Cook · 710 P.2d 299
• People v. Huddleston · 347 N.E.2d 76
• People v. Cook · 41 Cal. 3d 373
• People v. White · 11 Cal. App. 3d 390
• People v. White · 11 Cal. App. 3d 390

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