People v. Hillery

Decided May 3, 1965. Mathew Tobriner wrote the opinion for the court.

401 P.2d 382 · Cited 333 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. Morse · 388 P.2d 33
• People v. Hines · 61 Cal. 2d 164
• People v. Dorado · 62 Cal. 2d 338
• People v. Kitchens · 46 Cal. 2d 260
• Patton v. Mississippi · 332 U.S. 463
• People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
• People v. Robillard · 55 Cal. 2d 88
• People v. Newland · 15 Cal. 2d 678
• People v. Cahan · 282 P.2d 905
• People v. Daugherty · 256 P.2d 911
• People v. Cole · 47 Cal. 2d 99
• People v. Pike · 372 P.2d 656
• People v. Love · 53 Cal. 2d 843
• People v. Cartier · 353 P.2d 53
• People v. Stewart · 62 Cal. 2d 571
• People v. Merkouris · 297 P.2d 999
• People v. Alcalde · 24 Cal. 2d 177
• People v. Isby · 30 Cal. 2d 879
• People v. Burwell · 44 Cal. 2d 16
• People v. Brubaker · 53 Cal. 2d 37
• People v. Huizenga · 34 Cal. 2d 669
• People v. Day · 248 P. 250
• People v. Guldbrandsen · 35 Cal. 2d 514
• People v. Lint · 182 Cal. App. 2d 402

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

• Hillery v. Pulley · 563 F. Supp. 1228
• Hillery v. Pulley · 533 F. Supp. 1189
• People v. Brice · 239 Cal. App. 2d 181
• People v. Roberts · 403 P.2d 411
• Vasquez v. Hillery · 474 U.S. 254
• People v. Anderson · 447 P.2d 942
• People v. Spencer · 66 Cal. 2d 158
• People v. Spencer · 66 Cal. 2d 158
• People v. Mathis · 63 Cal. 2d 416
• People v. Tolbert · 452 P.2d 661
• People v. Booker · 69 Cal. App. 3d 654
• In Re Spencer · 63 Cal. 2d 400
• People v. Powell · 67 Cal. 2d 32
• People v. Hillery · 423 P.2d 208
• People v. Luker · 63 Cal. 2d 464
• People v. Ebner · 411 P.2d 578
• People v. Lax · 20 Cal. App. 3d 481
• People v. Garcia · 275 Cal. App. 2d 517
• People v. Wozniak · 235 Cal. App. 2d 243
• People v. Garcia · 275 Cal. App. 2d 517
• Hillery v. Sumner · 496 F. Supp. 632
• People v. McCaughey · 261 Cal. App. 2d 131
• People v. Hrisoulas · 251 Cal. App. 2d 791
• People v. Woolwine · 258 Cal. App. 2d 385
• People v. Woolwine · 258 Cal. App. 2d 385

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