People v. Smith

Decided July 18, 2013. Goodwin Hon Liu wrote the opinion for the court.

57 Cal. 4th 232 · Cited 247 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. Barrick · 654 P.2d 1243
• People v. Birks · 960 P.2d 1073
• People v. Breverman · 960 P.2d 1094
• People v. Barton · 906 P.2d 531
• People v. Lacefield · 68 Cal. Rptr. 3d 508
• People v. Superior Court (Romero) · 13 Cal. 4th 497
• People v. Lent · 541 P.2d 545
• People v. Moon · 117 P.3d 591
• People v. Reed · 38 Cal. 4th 1224
• People v. St. Martin · 463 P.2d 390
• People v. Lopez · 965 P.2d 713
• People v. Geiger · 674 P.2d 1303
• People v. Sakarias · 995 P.2d 152
• People v. Wolcott · 665 P.2d 520
• In Re Bushman · 463 P.2d 727
• People v. Toro · 766 P.2d 577
• People v. Marshall · 309 P.2d 456
• People v. Carrasco · 163 Cal. App. 4th 978
• People v. McClennegen · 234 P. 91
• People v. Brigham · 216 Cal. App. 3d 1039
• People v. Belmares · 130 Cal. Rptr. 2d 400

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• People v. A.L. (In re A.L.) · 250 Cal. Rptr. 3d 572
• People v. Richards · 227 Cal. Rptr. 3d 95
• People v. Mullendore · 230 Cal. App. 4th 848

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