People v. Simmons

Decided August 16, 1946. John Wesley Shenk wrote the opinion for the court.

28 Cal. 2d 699 · Cited 190 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. Yeager · 229 P. 40
• People v. Amaya · 66 P. 794
• People v. Ong Mon Foo · 189 P. 690
• People v. Egan · 246 P. 337
• People v. Lapara · 183 P. 545
• People v. Teshara · 66 P. 798
• People v. Byrne · 116 P. 521
• People v. Smith · 25 Cal. App. 2d 241
• People v. King · 7 Cal. App. 2d 672
• People v. Peterson · 66 Cal. App. 2d 420
• People v. Williams · 65 P. 323
• People v. Dole · 122 Cal. 486
• People v. Weber · 86 P. 671
• People v. Wong Loung · 114 P. 829
• People v. Lawrence · 76 P. 893
• In Re Hough · 24 Cal. 2d 522
• People v. Kelly · 263 P. 226
• People v. Sanchez · 35 Cal. App. 2d 231
• People v. Ayhens · 117 P. 789
• People v. Schoon · 171 P. 680
• Matter of Robinson · 103 N.E. 160
• People v. Melone · 71 Cal. App. 2d 291
• People v. Matthew · 228 P. 424
• People v. Piscitella · 266 P. 349
• People v. Shellenberger · 25 Cal. App. 2d 402

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