People v. Thomas

Decided February 23, 2012. Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye wrote the opinion for the court.

269 P.3d 1109 · Cited 364 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. Stitely · 108 P.3d 182
• People v. Rodrigues · 885 P.2d 1
• People v. Moon · 117 P.3d 591
• People v. Berryman · 864 P.2d 40
• People v. Wheeler · 583 P.2d 748
• People v. Cunningham · 25 P.3d 519
• People v. Jenkins · 997 P.2d 1044
• People v. Rodriguez · 726 P.2d 113
• Hovey v. Superior Court · 616 P.2d 1301
• People v. Sandoval · 841 P.2d 862
• People v. Stewart · 93 P.3d 271
• People v. Ochoa · 28 P.3d 78
• People v. Goodwin · 59 Cal. App. 4th 1084
• People v. Breverman · 960 P.2d 1094
• People v. Price · 821 P.2d 610
• People v. Boyette · 58 P.3d 391
• People v. Mendoza · 6 P.3d 150
• People v. Medina · 906 P.2d 2
• People v. Gonzalez · 800 P.2d 1159
• People v. Edwards · 819 P.2d 436
• People v. Gutierrez · 52 P.3d 572
• People v. Bean · 760 P.2d 996
• People v. Haskett · 640 P.2d 776
• People v. Harris · 118 P.3d 545
• People v. Riggs · 44 Cal. 4th 248

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