People v. Lucas

Decided June 6, 1997. James R. Lambden wrote the opinion for the court.

55 Cal. App. 4th 721 · Cited 72 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. Prettyman · 14 Cal. 4th 248
• People v. Mouton · 15 Cal. App. 4th 1313
• People v. Gallego · 802 P.2d 169
• People v. Johnson · 606 P.2d 738
• People v. Beeman · 674 P.2d 1318
• People v. Strickland · 523 P.2d 672
• People v. Masbruch · 13 Cal. 4th 1001
• People v. Failla · 64 Cal. 2d 560
• People v. Granado · 49 Cal. App. 4th 317
• Price v. Georgia · 398 U.S. 323
• People v. Flannel · 603 P.2d 1
• People v. Guiton · 847 P.2d 45
• People v. Wickersham · 650 P.2d 311
• People v. Beardslee · 806 P.2d 1311
• People v. Colantuono · 865 P.2d 704
• People v. Bland · 898 P.2d 391
• People v. Delgado · 851 P.2d 811
• People v. Lohbauer · 627 P.2d 183
• People v. Harris · 886 P.2d 1193
• People v. Thomas · 740 P.2d 419
• People v. Backus · 590 P.2d 837
• People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
• People v. Cooks · 141 Cal. App. 3d 224
• People v. Maxwell · 94 Cal. App. 3d 562
• People v. Provencher · 33 Cal. App. 3d 546

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• People v. Millbrook · 222 Cal. App. 4th 1122
• People v. Morrison · 245 Cal. Rptr. 3d 849
• People v. Battle · 198 Cal. App. 4th 50
• People v. Tirado · 251 Cal. Rptr. 3d 412
• People v. Loza · 207 Cal. App. 4th 332
• People v. Culuko · 92 Cal. Rptr. 2d 789
• People v. Carrasco · 40 Cal. Rptr. 3d 768
• People v. Cook · 111 Cal. Rptr. 2d 204
• Barber v. Chang · 60 Cal. Rptr. 3d 760
• Hoffman v. Superior Court of Orange Cnty. · 224 Cal. Rptr. 3d 818
• Heidary v. Superior Court of Riverside Cnty. · 236 Cal. Rptr. 3d 718

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