People v. Watkins

Decided December 17, 2012. Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye wrote the opinion for the court.

55 Cal. 4th 999 · Cited 191 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. Stewart · 93 P.3d 271
• People v. Cleveland · 86 P.3d 302
• People v. Dillon · 668 P.2d 697
• People v. Earp · 978 P.2d 15
• People v. Taylor · 229 P.3d 12
• People v. Rodriguez · 971 P.2d 618
• People v. Thomas · 269 P.3d 1109
• People v. Hughes · 39 P.3d 432
• People v. Crew · 74 P.3d 820
• Hovey v. Superior Court · 616 P.2d 1301
• People v. Verdugo · 50 Cal. 4th 263
• People v. Tate · 234 P.3d 428
• People v. Nakahara · 68 P.3d 1190
• People v. Brown · 93 P.3d 244
• People v. Hatch · 991 P.2d 165
• People v. Johnson · 606 P.2d 738
• People v. Waidla · 996 P.2d 46
• People v. Stanley · 897 P.2d 481
• People v. Coffman · 96 P.3d 30
• People v. Clark · 52 Cal. 4th 856
• People v. Anderson · 447 P.2d 942
• People v. Avila · 133 P.3d 1076
• People v. Mendoza · 6 P.3d 150
• People v. Anderson · 742 P.2d 1306
• People v. Arias · 13 Cal. 4th 92

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