People v. Olivas

Decided June 22, 1976. Donald R. Wright wrote the opinion for the court.

551 P.2d 375 · Cited 349 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.

• In Re Herrera · 23 Cal. 2d 206
• Serrano v. Priest · 487 P.2d 1241
• People v. Burnick · 535 P.2d 352
• People v. Gary W. · 486 P.2d 1201
• Breed v. Jones · 421 U.S. 519
• Baxstrom v. Herold · 383 U.S. 107
• Minnesota Ex Rel. Pearson v. Probate Court of Ramsey County · 309 U.S. 270
• In Re Antazo · 473 P.2d 999
• People v. Superior Court · 67 Cal. 2d 929
• People v. Scherbing · 93 Cal. App. 2d 736
• Jones v. Cunningham · 371 U.S. 236
• Westbrook v. Mihaly · 471 P.2d 487
• D'AMICO v. Board of Medical Examiners · 520 P.2d 10
• People v. Brisendine · 531 P.2d 1099
• People v. Disbrow · 545 P.2d 272
• Maine v. Superior Court · 68 Cal. 2d 375
• People v. Navarro · 497 P.2d 481
• People v. Feagley · 535 P.2d 373
• In Re Smiley · 427 P.2d 179
• People v. Longwill · 538 P.2d 753
• Ex parte Liddell · 93 Cal. 633
• Zeilenga v. Nelson · 484 P.2d 578
• Commonwealth v. Daniel · 430 Pa. 642
• Jimmy H. v. Superior Court · 478 P.2d 32
• People v. Smith · 486 P.2d 1213

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• People v. K.P. · 241 Cal. Rptr. 3d 324
• People v. Wilkinson · 94 P.3d 551
• People v. Eric J. · 601 P.2d 549
• People v. Bell · 45 Cal. App. 4th 1030
• Smith v. Municipal Court · 78 Cal. App. 3d 592
• People v. Edmondson · 62 Cal. App. 3d 677
• People v. Sandoval · 70 Cal. App. 3d 73
• People v. Mitchell · 30 Cal. App. 4th 783
• People v. Gonzalez · 81 Cal. App. 3d 274
• People v. J.M. (In re J.M.) · 248 Cal. Rptr. 3d 191
• People v. Superior Court (Vernal D.) · 142 Cal. App. 3d 29
• People v. Jiminez · 94 Cal. App. 2d 707
• In Re Interest of AMH · 447 N.W.2d 40
• People v. Maurice S. · 90 Cal. App. 3d 190
• Smith v. Mitchell P. · 587 P.2d 1144
• Matter of ALJ · 836 P.2d 307
• People v. Thomas C. · 183 Cal. App. 3d 786
• People v. Wayne J. · 97 Cal. App. 3d 776
• People v. Davis · 92 Cal. App. 3d 250
• People v. Reynolds · 116 Cal. App. 3d 141
• People v. Bell · 3 Cal. App. 5th 865

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