People v. Riser

Decided December 31, 1956. Roger J. Traynor wrote the opinion for the court.

47 Cal. 2d 566 · Cited 418 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.

• Gordon v. United States · 344 U.S. 414
• People v. Glaze · 72 P. 965
• People v. Byrd · 266 P.2d 505
• People v. Hall · 249 P. 859
• People v. Rollins · 179 P. 209
• People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
• People v. Adamson · 27 Cal. 2d 478
• People v. Gallardo · 41 Cal. 2d 57
• People v. Green · 302 P.2d 307
• People v. Perkins · 8 Cal. 2d 502
• People v. Walsh · 186 N.E. 422
• People v. Goldenson · 76 Cal. 328
• People v. Ferdinand · 229 P. 341
• People v. Citrino · 46 Cal. 2d 284
• People v. Nakis · 193 P. 92
• State v. Tune · 98 A.2d 881
• People v. Majors · 65 Cal. 138
• People v. Woods · 35 Cal. 2d 504
• People v. Rupp · 41 Cal. 2d 371
• People v. Evans · 39 Cal. 2d 242
• People v. Amaya · 66 P. 794
• People v. Barclay · 40 Cal. 2d 146
• People v. Richardson · 74 Cal. App. 2d 528
• Commonwealth v. Mazarella · 279 Pa. 465
• People v. Simeone · 26 Cal. 2d 795

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• Harris v. Commonwealth · 384 S.W.3d 117
• Jones v. Superior Court · 58 Cal. 2d 56
• People v. Lindsay · 227 Cal. App. 2d 482
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• Cadena v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County · 79 Cal. App. 3d 212
• People v. Clayton · 218 Cal. App. 2d 364
• People v. Morse · 388 P.2d 33
• People v. Cox · 70 P.3d 277
• People v. Williams · 774 P.2d 146
• People v. Shipp · 59 Cal. 2d 845
• People v. Hall · 187 Cal. App. 4th 282
• People v. Gaulden · 36 Cal. App. 3d 942
• People v. Mills · 48 Cal. 4th 158
• People v. Schader · 457 P.2d 841
• People v. Charles · 66 Cal. 2d 330
• People v. Sanchez · 246 Cal. Rptr. 3d 296
• People v. Gonzales · 66 Cal. 2d 482
• Craig v. Superior Court · 54 Cal. App. 3d 416
• People v. Nguyen · 4 Cal. Rptr. 3d 211
• People v. Charles · 425 P.2d 545
• Barnett v. Superior Court · 51 Cal. Rptr. 3d 741

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