State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

People v. Padilla

Decided November 8, 2002. Gene M. Gomes wrote the opinion for the court.

126 Cal. Rptr. 2d 889 · Cited 62 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. Wickersham · 650 P.2d 311
People v. Steele · 47 P.3d 225
People v. Rojas · 55 Cal. 2d 252
People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
People v. Saille · 820 P.2d 588
People v. Lasko · 999 P.2d 666
In Re Bower · 700 P.2d 1269
People v. Hernandez · 994 P.2d 354
People v. Fitzpatrick · 2 Cal. App. 4th 1285
People v. Barton · 906 P.2d 531
People v. Bender · 27 Cal. 2d 164
People v. Logan · 164 P. 1121
People v. Gregory · 124 Cal. Rptr. 2d 776

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People v. McCarrick · 6 Cal. App. 5th 227
People v. MEJIA-LENARES · 38 Cal. Rptr. 3d 404
People v. Mejia-Lenares · 135 Cal. App. 4th 1437
People v. Mitchell · 248 Cal. Rptr. 3d 587
People v. Elmore · 59 Cal. 4th 121
People v. Wright · 111 P.3d 973
People v. Windfield · 3 Cal. App. 5th 739

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