State Supreme Court / Cal.

People v. Mendoza Tello

Decided April 17, 1997. Ming William Chin wrote the opinion for the court.

15 Cal. 4th 264 · Cited 755 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. Pope · 590 P.2d 859
People v. Wilson · 838 P.2d 1212
In Re Harris · 855 P.2d 391
In Re Waltreus · 62 Cal. 2d 218
People v. Camilleri · 220 Cal. App. 3d 1199
In Re Dixon · 41 Cal. 2d 756

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