People v. Merriman

Decided August 18, 2014. Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye wrote the opinion for the court.

60 Cal. 4th 1 · Cited 410 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. Loy · 52 Cal. 4th 46
• People v. Falsetta · 986 P.2d 182
• In Re Hamilton · 975 P.2d 600
• People v. Pierce · 595 P.2d 91
• People v. Mendoza · 6 P.3d 150
• People v. Arias · 13 Cal. 4th 92
• People v. Cox · 70 P.3d 277
• In Re Hitchings · 860 P.2d 466
• People v. Ortiz · 95 Cal. App. 3d 926
• People v. Bean · 760 P.2d 996
• People v. Whalen · 56 Cal. 4th 1
• People v. Stewart · 93 P.3d 271
• People v. Schmeck · 118 P.3d 451
• People v. Jenkins · 997 P.2d 1044
• People v. Alvarez · 14 Cal. 4th 155
• People v. Boyd · 700 P.2d 782
• People v. Poggi · 753 P.2d 1082
• People v. Jones · 54 Cal. 4th 1
• The People v. Harris · 57 Cal. 4th 804
• People v. Mendoza · 52 Cal. 4th 1056
• People v. Sapp · 73 P.3d 433
• In re Boyette · 56 Cal. 4th 866
• People v. Weatherton · 59 Cal. 4th 589
• People v. Lynch · 237 P.3d 416
• People v. Waidla · 996 P.2d 46

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• People v. Jones · 220 Cal. Rptr. 3d 618
• People v. Ybarra · 245 Cal. App. 4th 1420
• People v. Daveggio & Michaud · 231 Cal. Rptr. 3d 646
• People v. Brooks · 216 Cal. Rptr. 3d 528
• People v. Johnson · 62 Cal. 4th 600
• People v. O'Malley · 62 Cal. 4th 944
• People v. Mitchell · 248 Cal. Rptr. 3d 587
• People v. Peoples · 62 Cal. 4th 718
• People v. Cage · 62 Cal. 4th 256
• People v. Salazar · 63 Cal. 4th 214
• People v. Thompson · 1 Cal. 5th 1043
• People v. Armstrong · 243 Cal. Rptr. 3d 105
• People v. Casares · 62 Cal. 4th 808
• People v. Young · 250 Cal. Rptr. 3d 192
• People v. Johnson · 61 Cal. 4th 734
• People v. Wall (Randall) · 224 Cal. Rptr. 3d 861
• People v. Amezcua & Flores · 243 Cal. Rptr. 3d 842
• People v. Garton · 229 Cal. Rptr. 3d 624
• People v. Becerrada · 216 Cal. Rptr. 3d 662
• Fuller v. Dep't of Transp. · 251 Cal. Rptr. 3d 549
• People v. Gonzalez · 246 Cal. App. 4th 1358

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