People v. Valdez

Decided October 15, 1997. William M. Wunderlich wrote the opinion for the court.

58 Cal. App. 4th 494 · Cited 134 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. Gardeley · 14 Cal. 4th 605
• People v. Torres · 33 Cal. App. 4th 37
• People v. Montiel · 855 P.2d 1277
• People v. Wilson · 25 Cal. 2d 341
• People v. Coleman · 695 P.2d 189
• People v. Gamez · 235 Cal. App. 3d 957
• People v. Olguin · 31 Cal. App. 4th 1355
• People v. Champion · 891 P.2d 93
• People v. Danielson · 838 P.2d 729
• People v. Doss · 4 Cal. App. 4th 1585
• People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
• In Re Cheryl H. · 153 Cal. App. 3d 1098
• People v. Aguilera · 51 Cal. App. 4th 1151
• People v. Funes · 23 Cal. App. 4th 1506
• People v. Page · 2 Cal. App. 4th 161
• People v. Brown · 116 Cal. App. 3d 820

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• People v. Ortega · 52 Cal. Rptr. 3d 535
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• People v. Spence · 212 Cal. App. 4th 478
• People v. Huynh · 229 Cal. Rptr. 3d 385
• People v. Williams · 170 Cal. App. 4th 587
• People v. Xue Vang · 262 P.3d 581
• People v. Duran · 119 Cal. Rptr. 2d 272
• People v. Garcia · 64 Cal. Rptr. 3d 104
• People v. Prince · 156 P.3d 1015
• People v. Ayala · 1 P.3d 3
• People v. Valdez · 55 Cal. 4th 82
• People v. Ward · 114 P.3d 717
• People v. Gonzalez · 135 P.3d 649
• Amtower v. Photon Dynamics, Inc. · 71 Cal. Rptr. 3d 361
• People v. Hill · 191 Cal. App. 4th 1104
• People v. Ferraez · 5 Cal. Rptr. 3d 640
• People v. Zepeda · 105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 187
• People v. Ramos · 18 Cal. Rptr. 3d 167
• People v. Bui · 103 Cal. Rptr. 2d 908
• People v. Romo · 248 Cal. App. 4th 682
• State v. DeShay · 645 N.W.2d 185
• People v. Manriquez · 86 Cal. Rptr. 2d 69
• Saelzler v. Advanced Group 400 · 92 Cal. Rptr. 2d 103
• Ratliff v. Hedgepeth · 712 F. Supp. 2d 1038
• People v. Tillett · 108 Cal. Rptr. 2d 76

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