People v. Hobson

Decided May 4, 1976. Matthew Joseph Jasen wrote the opinion for the court.

39 N.Y.2d 479 · Cited 737 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. Arthur · 22 N.Y.2d 325
• People v. Lopez · 28 N.Y.2d 23
• People v. Robles · 27 N.Y.2d 155
• People v. Donovan · 13 N.Y.2d 148
• People v. McKie · 25 N.Y.2d 19
• People v. Kaye · 25 N.Y.2d 139
• Semanchuck v. Fifth Avenue & 37th Street Corp. · 49 N.E.2d 507
• Heyert v. Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. · 17 N.Y.2d 352
• People v. Hetherington · 27 N.Y.2d 242
• United States Ex Rel. Lopez v. Zelker · 344 F. Supp. 1050
• People v. Bodie · 16 N.Y.2d 275
• Johnson v. Zerbst · 304 U.S. 458
• Smith v. Allwright · 321 U.S. 649
• Woods v. Lancet · 303 N.Y. 349
• Victorson v. Bock Laundry Machine Co. · 37 N.Y.2d 395
• United States v. Flannery · 268 U.S. 98
• Goldberg v. Kollsman Instrument Corp. · 12 N.Y.2d 432
• Matter of Bojinoff v. People · 85 N.E.2d 909
• Endresz v. Friedberg · 24 N.Y.2d 478
• People v. Miles · 23 N.Y.2d 527
• People v. Di Biasi · 7 N.Y.2d 544
• People v. Meyer · 11 N.Y.2d 162
• Walters v. Rao Electrical Equipment Co. · 43 N.E.2d 810
• People v. Taylor · 27 N.Y.2d 327
• People v. Witenski · 15 N.Y.2d 392

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• People v. Miller · 76 A.D.2d 576
• State v. Hull · 269 N.W.2d 905
• People v. Hawkins · 55 N.Y.2d 474

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