People v. Hamilton

Decided June 26, 1989. David Eagleson wrote the opinion for the court.

774 P.2d 730 · Cited 232 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. Howard · 749 P.2d 279
• Martinez v. Superior Court · 629 P.2d 502
• People v. Ghent · 739 P.2d 1250
• People v. Rodriguez · 726 P.2d 113
• People v. Bigelow · 691 P.2d 994
• People v. Davenport · 710 P.2d 861
• People v. Bonin · 758 P.2d 1217
• Frazier v. Superior Court · 486 P.2d 694
• Williams v. Superior Court · 668 P.2d 799
• People v. Allen · 729 P.2d 115
• People v. Fosselman · 659 P.2d 1144
• People v. Brown · 758 P.2d 1135
• People v. Moore · 762 P.2d 1218
• Fain v. Superior Court · 465 P.2d 23
• People v. Green · 27 Cal. 3d 1
• People v. Easley · 671 P.2d 813
• Maine v. Superior Court · 68 Cal. 2d 375
• People v. McDermand · 162 Cal. App. 3d 770
• People v. Miranda · 744 P.2d 1127
• People v. Brown · 726 P.2d 516
• People v. Crandell · 760 P.2d 423
• People v. Harris · 623 P.2d 240
• People v. Conner · 666 P.2d 5
• Odle v. Superior Court · 654 P.2d 225
• Newberry v. Superior Court · 167 Cal. App. 3d 238

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

• Hamilton v. Ayers · 458 F. Supp. 2d 1075
• People v. Davis · 872 P.2d 591
• People v. Andrews · 776 P.2d 285
• People v. Kirkpatrick · 874 P.2d 248
• Scott v. Superior Court · 212 Cal. App. 3d 505
• People v. Howard · 824 P.2d 1315
• People v. Mackey · 233 Cal. App. 4th 32
• Brookner v. Superior Court · 76 Cal. Rptr. 2d 68
• Turner v. Calderon · 970 F. Supp. 781
• People v. Arias · 13 Cal. 4th 92
• People v. Proctor · 842 P.2d 1100
• People v. Gonzalez · 800 P.2d 1159
• People v. Clark · 789 P.2d 127
• People v. D'Arcy · 226 P.3d 949
• People v. Whitt · 798 P.2d 849
• In Re Barnett · 73 P.3d 1106
• People v. Miracle · 240 Cal. Rptr. 3d 381
• People v. Bradford · 15 Cal. 4th 1229
• People v. Zapien · 846 P.2d 704
• People v. Clark · 833 P.2d 561
• People v. Davis · 115 P.3d 417
• People v. Webster · 814 P.2d 1273
• People v. Douglas · 788 P.2d 640
• In Re Horton · 813 P.2d 1335
• People v. GOODWILLIE · 54 Cal. Rptr. 3d 601

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