People v. Loper

Decided December 21, 1910. Henry A. Melvin wrote the opinion for the court.

112 P. 720 · Cited 93 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. Suesser · 75 P. 1093
• People v. Miller · 67 P. 12
• People v. Durrant · 116 Cal. 179
• People v. Flannelly · 60 P. 670
• People v. Fredericks · 106 Cal. 554
• People v. Mahatch · 82 P. 779
• People v. Crandall · 125 Cal. 129
• People v. Wells · 100 Cal. 227
• People v. Ochoa · 75 P. 847
• People v. Ryan · 92 P. 853
• O'Neill v. Thomas Day Co. · 92 P. 856
• People v. Helm · 93 P. 89

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• People v. White · 233 Cal. App. 2d 765
• People v. Kazarian · 83 Cal. App. 2d 471
• People v. Baker · 42 Cal. 2d 550
• People v. Brommel · 56 Cal. 2d 629
• People v. Berve · 51 Cal. 2d 286
• People v. Sanchez · 70 Cal. 2d 562
• People v. Perry · 234 P. 890
• State v. Henry · 198 So. 910
• People v. Duncan · 350 P.2d 103
• People v. Rogers · 22 Cal. 2d 787
• People v. Edwards · 127 P. 58
• People v. Craig · 235 P. 721
• People v. Kelly · 263 P. 226
• People v. Castello · 229 P. 855
• In Re Dennis · 51 Cal. 2d 666
• People v. Eiseman · 248 P. 716
• Louette v. State · 12 So. 2d 168
• Burrows v. State · 297 P. 1029
• People v. Nelson · 224 Cal. App. 2d 238
• State v. Whiteman · 67 N.W.2d 599
• Mitchell v. Superior Court in and for S.F. · 125 P. 1061

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