State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

People v. Watson

Decided November 28, 1977. John T. Racanelli wrote the opinion for the court.

75 Cal. App. 3d 384 · Cited 67 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.

In Re Martin · 58 Cal. 2d 509
People v. Haydel · 524 P.2d 866
People v. Kelly · 549 P.2d 1240
People v. Fioritto · 441 P.2d 625
In re Cameron · 68 Cal. 2d 487
People v. Ireland · 450 P.2d 580
In re Koehne · 54 Cal. 2d 757
People v. Brockman · 2 Cal. App. 3d 1002
People v. Turnage · 45 Cal. App. 3d 201
People v. Dorado · 62 Cal. 2d 338
People v. Lara · 432 P.2d 202
People v. Hitch · 527 P.2d 361
People v. Bauer · 461 P.2d 637
People v. Hill · 429 P.2d 586
People v. Powell · 67 Cal. 2d 32
People v. Ruthford · 534 P.2d 1341
In Re Walker · 518 P.2d 1129
People v. Cannady · 503 P.2d 585
People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
People v. Isby · 30 Cal. 2d 879
People v. Lee · 3 Cal. App. 3d 514
People v. James · 56 Cal. App. 3d 876
People v. Moore · 13 Cal. App. 3d 424
People v. Gilliam · 41 Cal. App. 3d 181
People v. Stroud · 273 Cal. App. 2d 670

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People v. Bestelmeyer · 166 Cal. App. 3d 520
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People v. Anjell · 100 Cal. App. 3d 189
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