People v. Matson

Decided December 9, 1974. William P. Clark Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

528 P.2d 752 · Cited 126 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. Haston · 69 Cal. 2d 233
• People v. Beamon · 504 P.2d 905
• People v. Floyd · 464 P.2d 64
• People v. Schader · 457 P.2d 841
• People v. Perry · 499 P.2d 129
• People v. Sam · 71 Cal. 2d 194
• People v. Pike · 372 P.2d 656
• People v. Rhoden · 492 P.2d 1143
• People v. Brock · 66 Cal. 2d 645
• People v. Shells · 483 P.2d 1227
• People v. Chessman · 52 Cal. 2d 467
• People v. Duane · 21 Cal. 2d 71
• People v. Nichols · 196 Cal. App. 2d 223
• People v. Franklin · 106 Cal. App. 2d 528
• People v. Spates · 53 Cal. 2d 33
• People v. Wolfe · 257 Cal. App. 2d 420
• People v. Hinson · 269 Cal. App. 2d 573
• People v. Soto · 53 Cal. 415

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• Alcala v. Superior Court · 55 Cal. Rptr. 3d 337
• People v. Smith · 78 Cal. App. 3d 698
• People v. DeRango · 115 Cal. App. 3d 583
• People v. Earle · 172 Cal. App. 4th 372
• People v. Balderas · 711 P.2d 480
• People v. Smallwood · 722 P.2d 197
• Coleman v. Superior Court · 116 Cal. App. 3d 129
• People v. Rehmeyer · 19 Cal. App. 4th 1758
• People v. MacKlem · 57 Cal. Rptr. 3d 237
• People v. De La Plane · 88 Cal. App. 3d 223
• People v. Savala · 116 Cal. App. 3d 41
• People v. Jackson · 164 Cal. App. 3d 224
• People v. Jackson · 102 Cal. App. 3d 620
• People v. Richard M. · 205 Cal. App. 3d 7
• People v. Price · 821 P.2d 610
• People v. Carter · 117 P.3d 476
• People v. Ghent · 739 P.2d 1250
• People v. Bean · 760 P.2d 996
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• People v. Daniels · 802 P.2d 906
• People v. Hinton · 126 P.3d 981
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