People v. Lance W.

Decided February 1, 1985. Stanley Mosk wrote the opinion for the court.

694 P.2d 744 · Cited 704 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. Martin · 45 Cal. 2d 755
• Kaplan v. Superior Court · 491 P.2d 1
• People v. Cahan · 282 P.2d 905
• Amador Valley Joint Union High School District v. State Board of Equalization · 22 Cal. 3d 208
• People v. Brisendine · 531 P.2d 1099
• Brosnahan v. Brown · 651 P.2d 274
• King v. Thierry S. · 566 P.2d 610
• Warne v. Harkness · 60 Cal. 2d 579
• Buchwald v. Katz · 503 P.2d 1376
• Marina Point, Ltd. v. Wolfson · 640 P.2d 115
• People v. Reeves · 61 Cal. 2d 268
• In Re Jeanice D. · 617 P.2d 1087
• In Re Ricardo M. · 52 Cal. App. 3d 744
• Jones v. United States · 362 U.S. 257
• People v. Ibarra · 60 Cal. 2d 460
• In re Kay · 1 Cal. 3d 930
• Winchester v. Mabury · 122 Cal. 522
• Brown v. United States · 411 U.S. 223
• Carlos v. Superior Court · 672 P.2d 862
• Friends of Mammoth v. Board of Supervisors · 502 P.2d 1049
• People v. Smith · 667 P.2d 149
• Solberg v. Superior Court · 561 P.2d 1148
• People v. Curtis · 450 P.2d 33
• Wildlife Alive v. Chickering · 553 P.2d 537
• In Re Martinez · 463 P.2d 734

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• Higgason v. Superior Court · 170 Cal. App. 3d 929
• People v. Scott · 194 Cal. App. 3d 550
• People v. Christopher H. · 227 Cal. App. 3d 1567
• People v. Neer · 177 Cal. App. 3d 991
• People v. Valencia · 220 Cal. Rptr. 3d 230
• People v. Camacho · 3 P.3d 878
• People v. Camarella · 818 P.2d 63
• People v. Warner · 203 Cal. App. 3d 1122
• People v. Stern · 3 Cal. Rptr. 3d 479
• People v. Scigliano · 196 Cal. App. 3d 26
• Thomsen v. City of Escondido · 49 Cal. App. 4th 884
• Legislature v. Eu · 816 P.2d 1309
• People v. Luttenberger · 784 P.2d 633
• People v. Truer · 168 Cal. App. 3d 437
• People v. Love · 168 Cal. App. 3d 104
• People v. Sullivan · 234 Cal. App. 3d 56
• People v. Camel · 8 Cal. App. 5th 989
• Wilde v. City of Dunsmuir · 240 Cal. Rptr. 3d 88
• California v. Greenwood · 486 U.S. 35
• Gikas v. Zolin · 863 P.2d 745
• People v. Sanders · 73 P.3d 496

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