People v. Grimes

Decided August 22, 2016. Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye wrote the opinion for the court.

1 Cal. 5th 698 · Cited 196 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. Leach · 541 P.2d 296
• People v. Lawley · 38 P.3d 461
• People v. Russo · 25 P.3d 641
• People v. Duarte · 12 P.3d 1110
• People v. Samuels · 113 P.3d 1125
• People v. Spriggs · 60 Cal. 2d 868
• People v. Dellinger · 163 Cal. App. 3d 284
• Donnelly v. United States · 228 U.S. 243
• People v. Gordon · 792 P.2d 251
• People v. Solomon · 49 Cal. 4th 792
• People v. Livingston · 53 Cal. 4th 1145
• People v. Diaz · 60 Cal. 4th 1176
• People v. Gatlin · 209 Cal. App. 3d 31
• People v. Jenkins · 997 P.2d 1044
• People v. Mendoza Tello · 15 Cal. 4th 264
• People v. Beardslee · 806 P.2d 1311
• Hovey v. Superior Court · 616 P.2d 1301
• People v. Brown · 758 P.2d 1135
• People v. Frierson · 808 P.2d 1197
• Chapman v. California · 386 U.S. 18
• In Re WINSHIP · 397 U.S. 358
• Chambers v. Mississippi · 410 U.S. 284
• Sandstrom v. Montana · 442 U.S. 510
• Sullivan v. Louisiana · 508 U.S. 275
• Morissette v. United States · 342 U.S. 246

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• People v. Smith · 218 Cal. Rptr. 3d 892
• People v. Gallardo · 226 Cal. Rptr. 3d 699
• People v. Penunuri · 233 Cal. Rptr. 3d 324
• People v. Dalton · 247 Cal. Rptr. 3d 273
• People v. Arredondo · 230 Cal. Rptr. 3d 380
• People v. Sivongxxay · 219 Cal. Rptr. 3d 265
• People v. Armstrong · 243 Cal. Rptr. 3d 105
• People v. Lavoie · 240 Cal. Rptr. 3d 825
• People v. Smith · 10 Cal. App. 5th 297

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