People v. Gary W.

Decided July 7, 1971. Donald R. Wright wrote the opinion for the court.

486 P.2d 1201 · Cited 182 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.

• Baxstrom v. Herold · 383 U.S. 107
• In Re De La O · 59 Cal. 2d 128
• In Re Antazo · 473 P.2d 999
• People v. Succop · 65 Cal. 2d 483
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483
• Purdy & Fitzpatrick v. State of California · 456 P.2d 645
• Castro v. State of California · 466 P.2d 244
• Thornton v. Dennis M. · 70 Cal. 2d 444
• JOE Z. v. Superior Court · 478 P.2d 26
• In re Finn · 54 Cal. 2d 807
• People v. Cavanaugh · 234 Cal. App. 2d 316

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• O'BRIEN v. Superior Court · 61 Cal. App. 3d 62
• People v. Superior Court · 114 Cal. Rptr. 2d 760
• People v. Smith · 486 P.2d 1213
• People v. Robert D. · 95 Cal. App. 3d 767
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• In Re Franklin · 496 P.2d 465
• People v. Barrett · 54 Cal. 4th 1081
• People v. Tilbury · 813 P.2d 1318
• People v. Buttes · 134 Cal. App. 3d 116
• Tyars v. Finner · 518 F. Supp. 502
• In Re Schmidt · 49 Cal. Rptr. 3d 477
• People v. John R. · 116 Cal. App. 3d 940
• People v. Gibson · 204 Cal. App. 3d 1425
• People v. Getty · 50 Cal. App. 3d 101
• People v. Brian J. · 58 Cal. Rptr. 3d 246
• People v. Alvas · 221 Cal. App. 3d 1459
• People v. Charles C. · 232 Cal. App. 3d 952
• People v. Barrett · 181 Cal. App. 4th 196
• County of Sutter v. Davis · 234 Cal. App. 3d 319
• Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California · 551 P.2d 334
• People v. Eric J. · 601 P.2d 549

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