People v. Key

Decided February 28, 1984. Don Ross Work wrote the opinion for the court.

153 Cal. App. 3d 888 · Cited 59 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. Salazar · 144 Cal. App. 3d 799
• People v. Thomas · 573 P.2d 433
• People v. Collie · 634 P.2d 534
• People v. Rollo · 569 P.2d 771
• People v. Pendleton · 25 Cal. 3d 371
• People v. Thompson · 98 Cal. App. 3d 467
• People v. Beagle · 492 P.2d 1
• People v. Mayberry · 542 P.2d 1337
• People v. Belmontes · 667 P.2d 686
• People v. Boerner · 120 Cal. App. 3d 506
• People v. Fowler · 109 Cal. App. 3d 557
• People v. Jackson · 110 Cal. App. 3d 560
• People v. Humphrey · 138 Cal. App. 3d 881
• People v. Jackson · 102 Cal. App. 3d 620

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• People v. De Porceri · 130 Cal. Rptr. 2d 280
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