People v. Lopez

Decided August 26, 1998. Nick J. Dibiaso wrote the opinion for the court.

78 Cal. Rptr. 2d 66 · Cited 221 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.

• Lanzetta v. New Jersey · 306 U.S. 451
• People v. Garcia · 19 Cal. App. 4th 97
• People v. Lent · 541 P.2d 545
• People v. Laylah K. · 229 Cal. App. 3d 1496
• People v. Gardeley · 14 Cal. 4th 605
• People v. Walker · 819 P.2d 861
• People v. Peck · 52 Cal. App. 4th 351
• Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire · 315 U.S. 568
• People v. Gamez · 235 Cal. App. 3d 957
• People v. Burden · 205 Cal. App. 3d 1277
• People v. Hernandez · 226 Cal. App. 3d 1374
• People v. Torres · 52 Cal. App. 4th 771
• In Re Tahl · 460 P.2d 449
• People v. Carbajal · 899 P.2d 67
• People Ex Rel. Gallo v. Acuna · 14 Cal. 4th 1090
• People v. Hawthorne · 841 P.2d 118
• People v. Tyrell J. · 876 P.2d 519
• People v. M.S. · 10 Cal. 4th 698
• People v. Heitzman · 886 P.2d 1229
• People v. Reinertson · 178 Cal. App. 3d 320
• People v. Hackler · 13 Cal. App. 4th 1049
• People v. Michael D. · 214 Cal. App. 3d 1610
• People v. Welch · 851 P.2d 802
• People v. Josh W. · 55 Cal. App. 4th 1
• People v. Green · 227 Cal. App. 3d 692

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