People v. Garner

Decided December 26, 1961. Roger J. Traynor wrote the opinion for the court.

367 P.2d 680 · Cited 96 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. Di Biasi · 7 N.Y.2d 544
• People v. Waterman · 9 N.Y.2d 561
• Commonwealth v. Agoston · 364 Pa. 464
• Ker v. Illinois · 119 U.S. 436
• Rogers v. Superior Court · 291 P.2d 929
• State v. Kristich · 359 P.2d 1106
• Cash v. Superior Court · 53 Cal. 2d 72
• Betts v. Brady · 316 U.S. 455
• Frisbie v. Collins · 342 U.S. 519
• Chandler v. Warden Fretag · 348 U.S. 3
• People v. Love · 366 P.2d 33
• People v. Trout · 54 Cal. 2d 576
• People v. Brommel · 56 Cal. 2d 629
• Cooper v. Superior Court · 55 Cal. 2d 291
• People v. Lane · 56 Cal. 2d 773
• People v. Smith · 36 Cal. 2d 444
• People v. Estrada · 54 Cal. 2d 713
• People v. Kidd · 56 Cal. 2d 759
• People v. Riser · 47 Cal. 2d 566
• People v. Carter · 48 Cal. 2d 737
• People v. Mattson · 336 P.2d 937
• People v. Westek · 31 Cal. 2d 469
• People v. Atchley · 346 P.2d 764
• In Re Newbern · 53 Cal. 2d 786
• People v. McShann · 50 Cal. 2d 802

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• People v. Wood · 250 Cal. App. 2d 911
• People v. Ford · 234 Cal. App. 2d 480
• People v. Andersen · 101 Cal. App. 3d 563
• People v. Cully · 236 Cal. App. 2d 769
• People v. Floyd · 464 P.2d 64
• People v. Ketchel · 381 P.2d 394
• People v. Dorado · 62 Cal. 2d 338
• People v. Katz · 234 Cal. App. 2d 413
• People v. Adams · 143 Cal. App. 3d 970
• People v. Sigal · 221 Cal. App. 2d 684
• People v. Freeland · 218 Cal. App. 2d 199
• The PEOPLE v. Escobedo · 190 N.E.2d 825
• People v. Leary · 40 Cal. App. 3d 527
• People v. Aranda · 63 Cal. 2d 518
• People v. Stewart · 62 Cal. 2d 571
• People v. Wilson · 383 P.2d 452
• People v. Hogan · 647 P.2d 93
• In Re Lopez · 398 P.2d 380
• People v. Pike · 372 P.2d 656
• People v. Bandhauer · 426 P.2d 900
• People v. Cotter · 405 P.2d 862
• People v. Spencer · 60 Cal. 2d 64
• JOE Z. v. Superior Court · 478 P.2d 26
• People v. Price · 63 Cal. 2d 370
• People v. Varnum · 70 Cal. 2d 480

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