People v. Phillips

Decided December 31, 1985. Cruz Reynoso wrote the opinion for the court.

711 P.2d 423 · Cited 258 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. Robertson · 655 P.2d 279
• People v. Hines · 61 Cal. 2d 164
• People v. Sedeno · 518 P.2d 913
• People v. Murphy · 503 P.2d 594
• People v. Tahl · 423 P.2d 246
• People v. Pope · 590 P.2d 859
• People v. Easley · 671 P.2d 813
• People v. Terry · 61 Cal. 2d 137
• People v. Hamilton · 60 Cal. 2d 105
• People v. Boyd · 700 P.2d 782
• People v. McClellan · 457 P.2d 871
• People v. Friend · 306 P.2d 463
• People v. Nye · 71 Cal. 2d 356
• People v. Robillard · 55 Cal. 2d 88
• People v. Saddler · 597 P.2d 130
• North v. Superior Court · 502 P.2d 1305
• People v. Ruthford · 534 P.2d 1341
• People v. Lanphear · 680 P.2d 1081
• People v. Mitchell · 63 Cal. 2d 805
• People v. Green · 27 Cal. 3d 1
• People v. Hitch · 527 P.2d 361
• People v. Chacon · 447 P.2d 106
• People v. Pike · 372 P.2d 656
• People v. Stanworth · 71 Cal. 2d 820
• People v. Medina · 41 Cal. App. 3d 438

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• People v. Ghent · 739 P.2d 1250
• People v. Adcox · 763 P.2d 906
• People v. Young · 105 P.3d 487
• People v. Arias · 13 Cal. 4th 92
• People v. Boyer · 133 P.3d 581
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• People v. Williams · 16 Cal. 4th 153
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• State v. Mollica · 554 A.2d 1315
• People v. Delgado · 214 Cal. Rptr. 3d 223
• People v. Hardy · 825 P.2d 781
• People v. Ray · 13 Cal. 4th 313

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