People v. Hood

Decided December 18, 1969. Roger J. Traynor wrote the opinion for the court.

462 P.2d 370 · Cited 435 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. Carmen · 36 Cal. 2d 768
• People v. Wilson · 66 Cal. 2d 749
• People v. Fanning · 265 Cal. App. 2d 729
• People v. Wade · 53 Cal. 2d 322
• People v. Coffey · 67 Cal. 2d 204
• People v. McCoy · 25 Cal. 2d 177
• People v. Corlett · 67 Cal. App. 2d 33
• People v. Peak · 66 Cal. App. 2d 894
• People v. Curtis · 450 P.2d 33
• People v. Henderson · 386 P.2d 677
• People v. Ford · 60 Cal. 2d 772
• People v. Graham · 71 Cal. 2d 303
• People v. Spencer · 60 Cal. 2d 64
• People v. Ali · 66 Cal. 2d 277
• People v. Bevins · 54 Cal. 2d 71
• People v. Jackson · 59 Cal. 2d 375
• People v. Bumbaugh · 48 Cal. App. 2d 791
• People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
• People v. Mosher · 461 P.2d 659
• People v. Putnam · 20 Cal. 2d 885
• People v. Sanchez · 35 Cal. 2d 522
• People v. Rogers · 126 P. 143
• People v. Olsen · 80 Cal. 122
• People v. Claborn · 224 Cal. App. 2d 38
• People v. Wells · 78 P. 470

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• People v. Monge · 16 Cal. 4th 826
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