People v. Wade

Decided December 23, 1959. Thomas P. White wrote the opinion for the court.

53 Cal. 2d 322 · Cited 259 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. Albertson · 23 Cal. 2d 550
• People v. Wayne · 41 Cal. 2d 814
• People v. Southack · 39 Cal. 2d 578
• People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
• People v. Lyons · 324 P.2d 556
• In Re Swain · 34 Cal. 2d 300
• People v. Brown · 49 Cal. 2d 577
• People v. Negra · 280 P. 354
• People v. Merkouris · 52 Cal. 2d 672
• People v. Simpson · 43 Cal. 2d 553
• People v. Kempley · 271 P. 478
• People v. Rupp · 41 Cal. 2d 371
• In Re Rosencrantz · 271 P. 902
• People v. Hainline · 28 P.2d 16
• People v. Manzo · 9 Cal. 2d 594
• People v. Housman · 44 Cal. App. 2d 619
• People v. Grgurevich · 153 Cal. App. 2d 806
• People v. Jackson · 234 P.2d 261
• People v. Johnson · 140 Cal. App. 2d 613
• People v. Ellis · 137 Cal. App. 2d 408
• People v. Claasen · 152 Cal. App. 2d 660
• People v. Beatty · 14 Cal. 566

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