People v. Murtishaw

Decided July 27, 1981. Mathew Tobriner wrote the opinion for the court.

631 P.2d 446 · Cited 363 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. Flannel · 603 P.2d 1
• Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California · 551 P.2d 334
• People v. Hitch · 527 P.2d 361
• People v. Martinez · 105 Cal. App. 3d 938
• Brown v. Colm · 522 P.2d 688
• In Re Spencer · 63 Cal. 2d 400
• Hovey v. Superior Court · 616 P.2d 1301
• People v. Burnick · 535 P.2d 352
• People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
• Addington v. Texas · 441 U.S. 418
• People v. Green · 27 Cal. 3d 1
• People v. Pope · 590 P.2d 859
• People v. Jimenez · 580 P.2d 672
• People v. Hines · 61 Cal. 2d 164
• People v. Mize · 80 Cal. 41
• People v. Hines · 425 P.2d 557
• People v. Bickley · 57 Cal. 2d 788
• People v. Wheeler · 583 P.2d 748
• People v. Anderson · 447 P.2d 942
• People v. McClary · 571 P.2d 620
• People v. Brawley · 461 P.2d 361
• People v. Henderson · 107 Cal. App. 3d 475
• People v. Perez · 58 Cal. 2d 229
• People v. Goss · 109 Cal. App. 3d 443
• People v. Alfieri · 95 Cal. App. 3d 533

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• Barnett v. Superior Court · 54 Cal. Rptr. 3d 283
• People v. Coleman · 768 P.2d 32
• People v. Santascoy · 153 Cal. App. 3d 909
• People v. Swain · 909 P.2d 994
• People v. Robertson · 767 P.2d 1109
• People v. Bounds · 171 Cal. App. 3d 802
• Barnett v. Superior Court · 164 Cal. App. 4th 18
• Barnett v. Superior Court · 51 Cal. Rptr. 3d 741
• People v. Acero · 161 Cal. App. 3d 217
• People v. Montiel · 705 P.2d 1248
• People v. Bottger · 142 Cal. App. 3d 974
• State v. Second Judicial Dist. Court of State · 431 P.3d 47
• People v. Johnson · 637 P.2d 676
• People v. Daniels · 802 P.2d 906
• People v. Hovey · 749 P.2d 776
• Barefoot v. Estelle · 463 U.S. 880
• People v. Williams · 756 P.2d 221
• People v. Thompson · 753 P.2d 37
• People v. Clark · 789 P.2d 127
• People v. Mason · 802 P.2d 950
• People v. Flores · 178 Cal. App. 3d 74
• People v. Flood · 957 P.2d 869
• People v. Ramos · 639 P.2d 908
• People v. Gallego · 802 P.2d 169
• People v. Bloyd · 729 P.2d 802

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