People v. Hester

Decided February 17, 2000. Janice Rogers Brown wrote the opinion for the court.

992 P.2d 569 · Cited 447 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. Scott · 9 Cal. 4th 331
• People v. Perez · 591 P.2d 63
• People v. Couch · 48 Cal. App. 4th 1053
• People v. Latimer · 858 P.2d 611
• People v. Panizzon · 13 Cal. 4th 68
• People v. . Scott · 15 Cal. 4th 1188
• People v. Miller · 558 P.2d 552
• People v. Walker · 819 P.2d 861
• In Re Fields · 800 P.2d 862
• In re Griffin · 67 Cal. 2d 343
• Cowan v. Superior Court · 14 Cal. 4th 367
• People v. Hall · 883 P.2d 974
• In Re Robin M. · 579 P.2d 1
• People v. Thang Van Nguyen · 13 Cal. App. 4th 114
• People v. Radil · 76 Cal. App. 3d 702

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