People v. Martin

Decided December 9, 1955. Roger J. Traynor wrote the opinion for the court.

45 Cal. 2d 755 · Cited 384 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.

• Coverstone v. Davies · 38 Cal. 2d 315
• Walder v. United States · 347 U.S. 62
• People v. Cahan · 282 P.2d 905
• United States v. Lee · 274 U.S. 559
• Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States · 251 U.S. 385
• Anderson v. United States · 318 U.S. 350
• State v. Hawkins · 240 S.W.2d 688
• The People v. Exum · 47 N.E.2d 56
• Allen v. McCoy · 27 P.2d 423
• People v. Michael · 45 Cal. 2d 751
• People v. Simon · 45 Cal. 2d 645
• People v. Boyles · 45 Cal. 2d 652
• United States v. Strickland · 62 F. Supp. 468

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