State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

People v. Surplice

Decided May 21, 1962. Bernard S. Jefferson wrote the opinion for the court.

203 Cal. App. 2d 784 · Cited 51 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. Ingle · 53 Cal. 2d 407
People v. Gory · 28 Cal. 2d 450
Gossman v. Gossman · 52 Cal. App. 2d 184
People v. Torres · 98 Cal. App. 2d 189
People v. Ellsworth · 190 Cal. App. 2d 844
People v. Graves · 84 Cal. App. 2d 531
People v. Brown · 92 Cal. App. 2d 360
People v. Wong Fun · 39 Cal. App. 2d 211
People v. Johnson · 98 P. 682
In Re Gilbert · 275 P. 982
People v. Van Valkenburg · 111 Cal. App. 2d 337
Rolapp v. Federal Building & Loan Assn. · 11 Cal. App. 2d 337

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People v. Yun Ko Tang · 54 Cal. App. 4th 669
People v. Keller · 245 Cal. App. 2d 711
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People v. Williams · 223 Cal. App. 2d 676
People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. City of Los Angeles · 220 Cal. App. 2d 345
People v. Henderson · 226 Cal. App. 2d 160
People v. Smith · 259 Cal. App. 2d 814

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