People v. Jordan

Decided July 31, 1986. Malcolm Millar Lucas wrote the opinion for the court.

721 P.2d 79 · Cited 193 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. Johnson · 95 Cal. App. 3d 352
• People v. Espinoza · 99 Cal. App. 3d 59
• People v. Wade · 53 Cal. 2d 322
• In Re Cortez · 490 P.2d 819
• People v. Edwards · 557 P.2d 995
• People v. Williams · 637 P.2d 1029
• In Re Kelly · 655 P.2d 1282
• People v. Burke · 301 P.2d 241
• People v. Covino · 100 Cal. App. 3d 660
• Gossman v. Gossman · 52 Cal. App. 2d 184
• People v. Foley · 170 Cal. App. 3d 1039
• People v. Benton · 100 Cal. App. 3d 92
• Brown v. Newby · 39 Cal. App. 2d 615
• People v. Gaines · 112 Cal. App. 3d 508
• People v. Simpson · 90 Cal. App. 3d 919
• People v. Myers · 148 Cal. App. 3d 699
• People v. Brown · 169 Cal. App. 3d 728
• People v. Valenti · 49 Cal. 2d 199
• Adoption of DSC · 93 Cal. App. 3d 14

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• Haraguchi v. Superior Court · 182 P.3d 579
• People v. Albarran · 57 Cal. Rptr. 3d 92
• People v. Gutierrez · 45 Cal. 4th 789
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• People v. Ochoa · 28 P.3d 78
• People v. Superior Court (Jones) · 958 P.2d 393
• Miller v. Superior Court · 124 Cal. Rptr. 2d 591
• People v. Gillispie · 60 Cal. App. 4th 429
• County of Kern v. T.C.E.F., Inc. · 246 Cal. App. 4th 301
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