People v. Marsden

Decided February 26, 1970. Stanley Mosk wrote the opinion for the court.

465 P.2d 44 · Cited 2,238 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.

• Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335
• People v. Redmond · 71 Cal. 2d 745
• People v. Monk · 56 Cal. 2d 288
• Spector v. Superior Court · 361 P.2d 909
• People v. Youders · 215 P.2d 743
• People v. Jackson · 186 Cal. App. 2d 307
• People v. Mitchell · 185 Cal. App. 2d 507
• People v. Prado · 190 Cal. App. 2d 374
• People v. Hood · 141 Cal. App. 2d 585
• People v. Foust · 267 Cal. App. 2d 222
• People v. Bunker · 252 Cal. App. 2d 297

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• People v. Hines · 15 Cal. 4th 997
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• People v. Martinez · 213 P.3d 77
• People v. Crandell · 760 P.2d 423
• People v. Dennis · 177 Cal. App. 3d 863
• People v. Loya · 1 Cal. App. 5th 932
• People v. Clark · 833 P.2d 561
• People v. Williams · 58 Cal. 4th 197
• People v. Lewis · 140 P.3d 775
• People v. Horton · 906 P.2d 478
• People v. Buenrostro · 240 Cal. Rptr. 3d 704
• People v. Lovings · 13 Cal. Rptr. 3d 710
• People v. Madrid · 168 Cal. App. 3d 14
• People v. Abilez · 161 P.3d 58
• People v. Memro · 905 P.2d 1305
• People v. Olivencia · 204 Cal. App. 3d 1391
• Conservatorship of David L. · 164 Cal. App. 4th 701
• People v. Henning · 178 Cal. App. 4th 388
• People v. Lynch · 237 P.3d 416
• People v. Hart · 976 P.2d 683

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