People v. Francis

Decided May 6, 1969. Stanley Mosk wrote the opinion for the court.

71 Cal. 2d 66 · Cited 322 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.

• In Re Estrada · 63 Cal. 2d 740
• In Re Corcoran · 64 Cal. 2d 447
• In Re Ring · 64 Cal. 2d 450
• People v. Groom · 60 Cal. 2d 694
• People v. Showers · 68 Cal. 2d 639
• People v. Davis · 263 Cal. App. 2d 623
• People v. Gorg · 45 Cal. 2d 776
• People v. Thomas · 58 Cal. 2d 121
• People v. Cole · 113 Cal. App. 2d 253
• People v. Rosales · 226 Cal. App. 2d 588
• People v. Redrick · 55 Cal. 2d 282
• Rideout v. Superior Court · 67 Cal. 2d 471
• People v. Sweeney · 55 Cal. 2d 27
• In Re Fink · 67 Cal. 2d 692
• People v. Evanson · 265 Cal. App. 2d 698
• In Re Hess · 288 P.2d 5
• People v. Villa · 156 Cal. App. 2d 128
• People v. White · 50 Cal. 2d 428
• People v. White · 71 Cal. 2d 80
• People v. Hensel · 233 Cal. App. 2d 834
• People v. Hood · 309 P.2d 856
• People v. Richardson · 152 Cal. App. 2d 310
• People v. Sinclair · 19 P.2d 23
• People v. Powell · 236 Cal. App. 2d 884
• People v. Blunt · 241 Cal. App. 2d 200

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• People v. Johnson · 236 Cal. Rptr. 3d 13
• People v. Superior Court of Riverside Cnty. · 228 Cal. Rptr. 3d 394
• People v. Delgado · 210 Cal. App. 3d 458
• People v. Moore · 679 N.W.2d 41
• People v. Rasher · 3 Cal. App. 3d 798
• People v. Pineda · 222 Cal. Rptr. 3d 269
• People v. Vela · 11 Cal. App. 5th 68
• People v. Toro · 766 P.2d 577
• People v. Valerio · 13 Cal. App. 3d 912
• People v. Solo · 8 Cal. App. 3d 201
• People v. Brewer · 225 Cal. Rptr. 3d 623
• People v. Rogers · 486 P.2d 129
• People v. Roeschlaub · 21 Cal. App. 3d 874
• People v. Pedro T. · 884 P.2d 1022
• People v. White · 71 Cal. 2d 80
• People v. Arredondo · 230 Cal. Rptr. 3d 380
• People v. Marquez · 11 Cal. App. 5th 816
• People v. Howard · 33 Cal. App. 4th 1407
• People v. Suarez · 226 Cal. Rptr. 3d 448
• People v. West · 477 P.2d 409
• People v. Newman · 484 P.2d 1356
• People v. Williams · 485 P.2d 1146

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