State Supreme Court / Cal.

People v. Jones

Decided February 5, 1954. Douglas L. Edmonds wrote the opinion for the court.

42 Cal. 2d 219 · Cited 120 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. Cullen · 37 Cal. 2d 614
People v. McCracken · 39 Cal. 2d 336
People v. Booth · 111 Cal. App. 2d 106
People v. Neal · 85 Cal. App. 2d 765
People v. Sellers · 230 P.2d 398
People v. Wells · 33 Cal. 2d 330
People v. Peete · 28 Cal. 2d 306
People v. Evans · 39 Cal. 2d 242
People v. Adams · 14 Cal. 2d 154
People v. Donnolly · 77 P. 177
People v. Eldridge · 82 P. 442
People v. Hobbs · 109 Cal. App. 2d 189
People v. Green · 17 P.2d 730
People v. Hamey · 23 Cal. App. 2d 689
People v. Bell · 49 Cal. 485

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