People v. Frye

Decided July 30, 1998. Janice Rogers Brown wrote the opinion for the court.

18 Cal. 4th 894 · Cited 793 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.

• People v. Easley · 671 P.2d 813
• People v. Tewksbury · 544 P.2d 1335
• People v. Rodrigues · 885 P.2d 1
• People v. Cooper · 809 P.2d 865
• People v. Hitch · 527 P.2d 361
• People v. Gauze · 542 P.2d 1365
• People v. Sanchez · 906 P.2d 1129
• People v. Johnson · 606 P.2d 738
• People v. Berryman · 864 P.2d 40
• People v. Pope · 590 P.2d 859
• People v. Williams · 16 Cal. 4th 153
• People v. Clair · 828 P.2d 705
• People v. Howard · 824 P.2d 1315
• People v. Fauber · 831 P.2d 249
• People v. Williams · 444 N.E.2d 136
• People v. Samuel · 629 P.2d 485
• People v. Ledesma · 729 P.2d 839
• People v. Price · 821 P.2d 610
• People v. Arias · 13 Cal. 4th 92
• People v. Davis · 896 P.2d 119
• People v. Memro · 905 P.2d 1305
• People v. Cox · 809 P.2d 351
• People v. Boyd · 700 P.2d 782
• People v. Fierro · 821 P.2d 1302
• People v. Millwee · 954 P.2d 990

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• People v. Foster · 242 P.3d 105
• People v. MONTAQUE · 116 Cal. Rptr. 2d 353
• People v. Martinez · 246 Cal. Rptr. 3d 442
• People v. Jenkins · 997 P.2d 1044
• People v. Anderson · 25 Cal. 4th 543
• People v. Earp · 978 P.2d 15
• People v. Huggins · 131 P.3d 995
• People v. Price · 8 Cal. App. 5th 409
• People v. Lewis · 22 P.3d 392
• People v. Arredondo · 222 Cal. Rptr. 3d 42
• People v. Cleveland · 86 P.3d 302
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• People v. Taylor · 26 Cal. 4th 1155
• People v. Carter · 117 P.3d 476
• People v. Burgener · 62 P.3d 1

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