People v. Souza

Decided May 31, 2012. Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye wrote the opinion for the court.

54 Cal. 4th 90 · Cited 392 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. Coffman · 96 P.3d 30
• People v. Moon · 117 P.3d 591
• People v. Burney · 47 Cal. 4th 203
• People v. Blair · 115 P.3d 1145
• People v. Breverman · 960 P.2d 1094
• People v. Thomas · 51 Cal. 4th 449
• People v. Mayfield · 14 Cal. 4th 668
• People v. Gonzales and Soliz · 256 P.3d 543
• People v. Cole · 95 P.3d 811
• People v. Avila · 46 Cal. 4th 680
• People v. Yeoman · 72 P.3d 1166
• People v. Hardy · 825 P.2d 781
• People v. Gutierrez · 52 P.3d 572
• People v. Benavides · 105 P.3d 1099
• People v. Harris · 118 P.3d 545
• People v. Keenan · 758 P.2d 1081
• People v. Mills · 48 Cal. 4th 158
• People v. Cleveland · 86 P.3d 302
• People v. Turner · 690 P.2d 669
• People v. Massie · 66 Cal. 2d 899
• People v. Rich · 755 P.2d 960
• People v. Zamudio · 181 P.3d 105
• People v. Waidla · 996 P.2d 46
• People v. Cunningham · 25 P.3d 519
• People v. Sedeno · 518 P.2d 913

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• People v. Winbush · 213 Cal. Rptr. 3d 1
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• People v. Morris · 242 Cal. App. 4th 94
• People v. Cady · 7 Cal. App. 5th 134
• The People v. Harris · 57 Cal. 4th 804
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• People v. Bryant, Smith and Wheeler · 60 Cal. 4th 335
• People v. Rangel · 62 Cal. 4th 1192
• People v. Merriman · 60 Cal. 4th 1
• People v. Jackson · 1 Cal. 5th 269
• People v. Romero and Self · 62 Cal. 4th 1
• People v. Hardy · 233 Cal. Rptr. 3d 378
• People v. Nelson · 1 Cal. 5th 513
• People v. Banks · 59 Cal. 4th 1113
• People v. Woodruff · 235 Cal. Rptr. 3d 513
• People v. Thompson · 1 Cal. 5th 1043
• State v. Robinson · 303 Kan. 11
• People v. Nuckles · 56 Cal. 4th 601
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• People v. Armstrong · 243 Cal. Rptr. 3d 105
• People v. Wall (Randall) · 224 Cal. Rptr. 3d 861

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