People v. Thomas

Decided August 27, 1987. John Arguelles wrote the opinion for the court.

740 P.2d 419 · Cited 118 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. Pearne · 118 Cal. 154
• People v. Neal · 159 Cal. App. 3d 69
• People v. Bergman · 154 Cal. App. 3d 30
• People v. Lohbauer · 627 P.2d 183
• People v. Marshall · 309 P.2d 456
• In Re Walker · 518 P.2d 1129
• People v. Schueren · 516 P.2d 833
• People v. Siegel · 198 Cal. App. 2d 676
• Cole v. Arkansas · 333 U.S. 196
• Williams v. United States · 168 U.S. 382
• Stone v. Superior Court · 646 P.2d 809
• People v. Roberts · 254 P.2d 501
• People v. Edwards · 702 P.2d 555
• People v. Risenhoover · 70 Cal. 2d 39
• People v. Robert G. · 644 P.2d 837
• People v. Anderson · 543 P.2d 603
• In re McCartney · 64 Cal. 2d 830
• People v. Anderson · 55 Cal. 2d 655
• People v. Ford · 635 P.2d 1176
• People v. Rivers · 188 Cal. App. 2d 189
• In Re Hess · 288 P.2d 5
• People v. Mendez · 27 Cal. 2d 20
• People v. Herbert · 6 Cal. 2d 541
• Sallas v. Municipal Court · 86 Cal. App. 3d 737
• People v. Feldman · 171 Cal. App. 2d 15

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• People v. Gurule · 51 P.3d 224
• People v. Maury · 68 P.3d 1
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• The People v. Jones · 57 Cal. 4th 899
• People v. Diaz · 834 P.2d 1171
• People v. Rush · 16 Cal. App. 4th 20
• People v. Shoaff · 16 Cal. App. 4th 1112
• People v. Rush · 16 Cal. App. 4th 20
• People v. Holt · 15 Cal. 4th 619
• People v. Jennings · 807 P.2d 1009
• People v. Valladoli · 13 Cal. 4th 590
• People v. Hernandez · 757 P.2d 1013
• People v. Sok · 181 Cal. App. 4th 88
• People v. Leon · 243 Cal. App. 4th 1003
• People v. Lucas · 55 Cal. App. 4th 721
• People v. Haskin · 4 Cal. App. 4th 1434
• People v. Ellis · 195 Cal. App. 3d 334
• People v. Tardy · 6 Cal. Rptr. 3d 24
• People v. Ramirez · 135 Cal. Rptr. 2d 542
• People v. Delahoussaye · 213 Cal. App. 3d 1

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