People v. Smith

Decided December 16, 1993. Marvin R. Baxter wrote the opinion for the court.

863 P.2d 192 · Cited 243 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. Marsden · 465 P.2d 44
• People v. Stewart · 171 Cal. App. 3d 388
• People v. Fosselman · 659 P.2d 1144
• People v. Diaz · 834 P.2d 1171
• People v. Webster · 814 P.2d 1273
• People v. Garcia · 227 Cal. App. 3d 1369
• People v. Crandell · 760 P.2d 423
• People v. Dennis · 177 Cal. App. 3d 863
• People v. Hardy · 825 P.2d 781
• People v. Fierro · 821 P.2d 1302
• People v. Makabali · 14 Cal. App. 4th 847
• Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335
• People v. Ibarra · 60 Cal. 2d 460
• People v. Bean · 760 P.2d 996
• People v. Bonin · 765 P.2d 460
• People v. Silva · 754 P.2d 1070
• In Re Saunders · 472 P.2d 921
• People v. Belcher · 520 P.2d 385
• People v. Shells · 483 P.2d 1227
• People v. Huffman · 71 Cal. App. 3d 63
• People v. Amer · 90 P. 698
• People v. Terrill · 98 Cal. App. 3d 291
• People v. Winbush · 205 Cal. App. 3d 987
• People v. Mayorga · 171 Cal. App. 3d 929
• People v. Westbrook · 57 Cal. App. 3d 260

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• People v. Lucero · 226 Cal. Rptr. 3d 660
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• People v. Hines · 15 Cal. 4th 997
• People v. Clark · 52 Cal. 4th 856
• People v. Majors · 956 P.2d 1137
• People v. Johnson · 47 Cal. 4th 668
• Kennebrew v. State · 480 S.E.2d 1
• People v. Reed · 183 Cal. App. 4th 1137
• People v. Taylor · 229 P.3d 12
• People v. Cornwell · 117 P.3d 622
• People v. Kelley · 52 Cal. App. 4th 568
• People v. Dancer · 45 Cal. App. 4th 1677
• Santa Clara County Department of Family & Children's Services v. A.P. · 217 Cal. App. 4th 441
• People v. Munoz · 41 Cal. Rptr. 3d 842
• People v. Sharp · 29 Cal. App. 4th 1772
• People v. Brown · 175 Cal. App. 4th 1469
• People v. CARAVAJAL · 69 Cal. Rptr. 3d 270
• People v. Bolin · 956 P.2d 374
• People v. Memro · 905 P.2d 1305
• People v. Freeman · 882 P.2d 249
• People v. Smith · 68 P.3d 302
• People v. Jones · 64 P.3d 762
• People v. Livingston · 53 Cal. 4th 1181

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