State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

People v. Melhado

Decided January 27, 1998. Herbert W. Walker wrote the opinion for the court.

60 Cal. App. 4th 1529 · Cited 175 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. Brooks · 26 Cal. App. 4th 142
People v. Stanfield · 32 Cal. App. 4th 1152
People v. Jones · 792 P.2d 643
People v. Lovercamp · 43 Cal. App. 3d 823
People v. Sutherland · 17 Cal. App. 4th 602
People v. Melendez · 224 Cal. App. 3d 1420
People v. Gordon · 165 Cal. App. 3d 839
People v. Salvato · 234 Cal. App. 3d 872
People v. Martinez · 53 Cal. App. 4th 1212
People v. Kent · 125 Cal. App. 3d 207
People v. Quinlan · 8 Cal. App. 3d 1063
People v. Gudger · 29 Cal. App. 4th 310
People v. Farley · 45 Cal. App. 4th 1697
People v. Dias · 52 Cal. App. 4th 46
People v. Hernandez · 34 Cal. App. 4th 73

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