People v. Merkouris

Decided May 25, 1956. Homer R. Spence wrote the opinion for the court.

297 P.2d 999 · Cited 156 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. Byrd · 266 P.2d 505
• People v. Tuthill · 31 Cal. 2d 92
• People v. Sutic · 41 Cal. 2d 483
• People v. Aparicio · 38 Cal. 2d 565
• People v. Vester · 26 P.2d 685
• People v. De Moss · 4 Cal. 2d 469
• People v. Gomez · 41 Cal. 2d 150
• People v. Jensen · 275 P.2d 25
• People v. Kirby · 114 P. 794
• Crescent Canal Co. v. Montgomery · 124 Cal. 134
• People v. Bender · 27 Cal. 2d 164
• Peterson v. Logan · 16 Cal. 2d 573
• Estate of Lingenfelter · 38 Cal. 2d 571
• Wells Fargo & Co. v. City & County of San Francisco · 25 Cal. 2d 37
• People v. Kimball · 5 Cal. 2d 608
• Zurich General Accident & Liability Insurance v. Kinsler · 12 Cal. 2d 98
• Board of Commissioners (No. 2) v. Younger · 29 Cal. 147
• In Re Buchanan · 61 P. 1120
• People v. Gilberg · 240 P. 1000
• People v. Guasti · 243 P.2d 59
• People v. Ah Ying · 42 Cal. 18
• Electric Utilities Co. v. Smallpage · 31 P.2d 412
• People v. Fountain · 150 P. 341
• People v. Sloper · 246 P. 802
• People v. Porter · 105 Cal. App. 2d 324

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

• People v. Merkouris · 52 Cal. 2d 672
• People v. Gauze · 542 P.2d 1365
• People v. Morales · 770 P.2d 244
• Townsend v. Superior Court · 543 P.2d 619
• People v. Brown · 179 Cal. App. 3d 207
• State v. Brooks · 445 P.2d 831
• Shephard v. Superior Court · 180 Cal. App. 3d 23
• Harris v. Superior Court · 100 Cal. App. 3d 762
• People v. Hill · 429 P.2d 586
• State v. Ramirez · 569 P.2d 201
• In Re Martinez · 52 Cal. 2d 808
• Domino v. Superior Court · 129 Cal. App. 3d 1000
• People v. Thompson · 147 Cal. App. 2d 543
• People v. McNeal · 160 Cal. App. 2d 446
• People v. Hill · 67 Cal. 2d 105
• People v. Bloom · 774 P.2d 698
• People v. Mattson · 336 P.2d 937
• People v. Kerfoot · 184 Cal. App. 2d 622
• People v. Gaulden · 36 Cal. App. 3d 942
• People v. Kahn · 198 Cal. App. 2d 326
• People v. Johnson · 606 P.2d 738
• People v. Panah · 107 P.3d 790
• People v. Rodriguez · 726 P.2d 113
• People v. Gamache · 48 Cal. 4th 347
• People v. Melton · 750 P.2d 741

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