People v. Lucas

Decided August 21, 2014. Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye wrote the opinion for the court.

60 Cal. 4th 153 · Cited 250 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. Kelly · 549 P.2d 1240
• People v. McDonald · 690 P.2d 709
• People v. Kraft · 5 P.3d 68
• People v. Boyette · 58 P.3d 391
• Ballard v. Superior Court of San Diego County · 64 Cal. 2d 159
• People v. Harris · 679 P.2d 433
• People v. Ervin · 990 P.2d 506
• People v. Webb · 862 P.2d 779
• People v. Waidla · 996 P.2d 46
• Sargon Enterprises, Inc. v. University of Southern California · 55 Cal. 4th 747
• People v. Weaver · 29 P.3d 103
• People v. Kipp · 956 P.2d 1169
• People v. Wheeler · 841 P.2d 938
• People v. Moon · 117 P.3d 591
• People v. Brown · 726 P.2d 516
• People v. Gonzalez · 135 P.3d 649
• People v. Belmontes · 755 P.2d 310
• People v. Stoll · 783 P.2d 698
• People v. Bloyd · 729 P.2d 802
• People v. Ayala · 6 P.3d 193
• People v. Brown · 93 P.3d 244
• People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
• People v. Cunningham · 25 P.3d 519
• People v. Rodriguez · 971 P.2d 618
• People v. Ochoa · 966 P.2d 442

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• State v. Robinson · 303 Kan. 11
• In re Miles · 213 Cal. Rptr. 3d 770
• People v. Covarrubias · 1 Cal. 5th 838
• People v. Jackson · 1 Cal. 5th 269
• People v. Hardy · 233 Cal. Rptr. 3d 378
• People v. Thompson · 1 Cal. 5th 1043
• People v. O'Malley · 62 Cal. 4th 944
• People v. Casares · 62 Cal. 4th 808
• People v. Super. Ct. (Johnson) · 61 Cal. 4th 696
• People v. Henriquez · 226 Cal. Rptr. 3d 69
• People v. Sotelo-Urena · 4 Cal. App. 5th 732
• Gardner v. Appellate Div. of the Superior Court · 245 Cal. Rptr. 3d 58
• People v. Calistro · 218 Cal. Rptr. 3d 765
• People v. Martinez · 246 Cal. Rptr. 3d 442
• People v. Fortin · 218 Cal. Rptr. 3d 867

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