People v. Mendoza

Decided August 24, 2000. Joyce L. Kennard wrote the opinion for the court.

6 P.3d 150 · Cited 641 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. Green · 27 Cal. 3d 1
• People v. Kipp · 956 P.2d 1169
• People v. Ireland · 450 P.2d 580
• People v. Raley · 830 P.2d 712
• People v. Wilson · 838 P.2d 1212
• People v. Arias · 13 Cal. 4th 92
• People v. Memro · 905 P.2d 1305
• People v. Pride · 833 P.2d 643
• People v. Lucky · 753 P.2d 1052
• People v. Marsden · 465 P.2d 44
• People v. Price · 821 P.2d 610
• People v. Rodrigues · 885 P.2d 1
• People v. Anderson · 742 P.2d 1306
• People v. McFarland · 376 P.2d 449
• People v. Champion · 891 P.2d 93
• People v. Sanchez · 906 P.2d 1129
• People v. Majors · 956 P.2d 1137
• People v. Clark · 789 P.2d 127
• Caldwell v. Mississippi · 472 U.S. 320
• People v. Bolin · 956 P.2d 374
• People v. Waidla · 996 P.2d 46
• People v. Williams · 16 Cal. 4th 153
• People v. Holt · 15 Cal. 4th 619
• People v. Mendoza Tello · 15 Cal. 4th 264
• People v. Barton · 906 P.2d 531

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• People v. Slaughter · 47 P.3d 262
• People v. Harden · 2 Cal. Rptr. 3d 105
• Alcala v. Superior Court · 55 Cal. Rptr. 3d 337
• People v. Barker · 111 Cal. Rptr. 2d 403
• People v. Navarette · 66 P.3d 1182
• People v. Crew · 74 P.3d 820
• People v. Hernández Ríos · 60 Cal. Rptr. 3d 591
• People v. Grant · 113 Cal. App. 4th 579
• People v. Lewis · 25 Cal. 4th 610
• People v. Gomez · 240 Cal. Rptr. 3d 315
• People v. Anderson · 235 Cal. Rptr. 3d 1
• People v. Hernandez · 135 Cal. Rptr. 2d 917
• People v. Merriman · 60 Cal. 4th 1
• People v. Harris · 118 P.3d 545
• People v. Livingston · 53 Cal. 4th 1181
• People v. Harrison · 106 P.3d 895
• People v. McDermott · 51 P.3d 874
• People v. Earle · 172 Cal. App. 4th 372
• People v. Prieto · 66 P.3d 1123
• People v. Lewis · 181 P.3d 947
• People v. MacKlem · 57 Cal. Rptr. 3d 237

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