People v. Privett

Decided May 1, 1961. Maurice T. Dooling Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

55 Cal. 2d 698 · Cited 64 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. Sanders · 46 Cal. 2d 247
• People v. Cahan · 282 P.2d 905
• People v. Simon · 45 Cal. 2d 645
• People v. Boyles · 45 Cal. 2d 652
• People v. Newland · 15 Cal. 2d 678
• People v. Ingle · 53 Cal. 2d 407
• People v. Martin · 45 Cal. 2d 755
• Badillo v. Superior Court · 46 Cal. 2d 269
• People v. Daugherty · 256 P.2d 911
• People v. Michael · 45 Cal. 2d 751
• People v. Brown · 45 Cal. 2d 640
• People v. Paul · 147 Cal. App. 2d 609
• People v. Sanchez · 189 Cal. App. 2d 720

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• People v. Govea · 235 Cal. App. 2d 285
• People v. Ramey · 545 P.2d 1333
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• People v. Tenney · 25 Cal. App. 3d 16
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• People v. Talley · 65 Cal. 2d 830
• People v. Gale · 511 P.2d 1204
• People v. Fein · 4 Cal. 3d 747
• Governing Board v. Metcalf · 36 Cal. App. 3d 546
• People v. Moore · 13 Cal. App. 3d 424
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• People v. West · 237 Cal. App. 2d 801
• People v. Faris · 63 Cal. 2d 541
• People v. Pranke · 12 Cal. App. 3d 935
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• Pollock v. Superior Court · 272 Cal. App. 2d 548
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• Amacher v. Superior Court · 1 Cal. App. 3d 150
• People v. White · 231 Cal. App. 2d 82
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