People v. Smith

Decided August 12, 2011. George Nicholson wrote the opinion for the court.

198 Cal. App. 4th 415 · Cited 98 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. RUILOBA · 31 Cal. Rptr. 3d 838
• People v. Giordano · 170 P.3d 623
• People v. Ledesma · 729 P.2d 839
• People v. Pope · 590 P.2d 859
• People v. Carbajal · 899 P.2d 67
• In Re Avena · 909 P.2d 1017
• Seffert v. Los Angeles Transit Lines · 56 Cal. 2d 498
• People v. Williams · 981 P.2d 42
• In Re King · 474 P.2d 983
• In Re Sixto · 774 P.2d 164
• People v. Millard · 175 Cal. App. 4th 7
• People v. Fulton · 135 Cal. Rptr. 2d 466
• Ortega v. Pajaro Valley Unified School Dist. · 64 Cal. App. 4th 1023
• People v. Narron · 192 Cal. App. 3d 724
• People v. Vasquez · 13 Cal. Rptr. 3d 162

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• People v. Valenti · 243 Cal. App. 4th 1140
• People v. McCarthy · 244 Cal. App. 4th 1096
• People v. Montiel · 247 Cal. Rptr. 3d 177
• People v. Lehman · 247 Cal. App. 4th 795
• People v. Hannon · 5 Cal. App. 5th 94
• People v. J.M. (In re J.M.) · 248 Cal. Rptr. 3d 191

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