People v. Terry

Decided April 19, 1962. Thomas P. White wrote the opinion for the court.

370 P.2d 985 · Cited 112 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. Love · 366 P.2d 33
• People v. Linden · 52 Cal. 2d 1
• People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
• Hamilton v. Alabama · 368 U.S. 52
• People v. Cahan · 282 P.2d 905
• People v. Elliot · 54 Cal. 2d 498
• People v. Golden · 359 P.2d 448
• People v. Kirkes · 39 Cal. 2d 719
• Scott v. Times-Mirror Co. · 184 P. 672
• People v. Perez · 169 Cal. App. 2d 473
• People v. Riley · 35 Cal. 2d 279
• People v. Graham · 191 Cal. App. 2d 521
• Rios v. United States · 364 U.S. 253
• People v. Kidd · 56 Cal. 2d 759
• People v. Riser · 47 Cal. 2d 566
• People v. Ingle · 53 Cal. 2d 407
• People v. Bender · 27 Cal. 2d 164
• People v. Wein · 326 P.2d 457
• People v. Marshall · 309 P.2d 456
• People v. Williams · 27 Cal. 2d 220
• People v. Weiss · 50 Cal. 2d 535
• People v. David · 12 Cal. 2d 639
• People v. Cooper · 349 P.2d 964
• People v. Burke · 122 P. 435
• People v. Evans · 39 Cal. 2d 242

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• Pacific Lighting Leasing Co. v. Superior Court · 60 Cal. App. 3d 552
• People v. Williams · 16 Cal. 4th 153
• Lemelle v. Superior Court · 77 Cal. App. 3d 148
• Pitchess v. Superior Court · 522 P.2d 305
• People v. Modesto · 382 P.2d 33
• State v. Burnette · 353 So. 2d 989
• People v. Jesse P. · 3 Cal. App. 4th 1177
• Ballard v. Superior Court of San Diego County · 64 Cal. 2d 159
• People v. Hamilton · 60 Cal. 2d 105
• People v. Savala · 116 Cal. App. 3d 41
• People v. Roberts · 65 Cal. 2d 514
• People v. Phillips · 229 Cal. App. 2d 496
• People v. Lybrand · 115 Cal. App. 3d 1
• Cadena v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County · 79 Cal. App. 3d 212
• People v. Pinholster · 824 P.2d 571
• In Re Terry · 484 P.2d 1375
• Saunders v. State · 346 A.2d 448
• People v. Robinson · 222 Cal. App. 2d 602
• People v. Morse · 388 P.2d 33
• People v. Farnam · 47 P.3d 988
• People v. Edelbacher · 766 P.2d 1
• People v. Ford · 60 Cal. 2d 772
• People v. Sully · 812 P.2d 163
• People v. Coleman · 768 P.2d 32
• People v. Terry · 61 Cal. 2d 137

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