People v. Welch

Decided May 27, 1993. Marvin R. Baxter wrote the opinion for the court.

5 Cal. 4th 228 · Cited 556 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. Lent · 541 P.2d 545
• In Re Bushman · 463 P.2d 727
• People v. Warner · 574 P.2d 1237
• People v. Kiddoo · 225 Cal. App. 3d 922
• People v. McDowell · 59 Cal. App. 3d 807
• People v. Hernandez · 226 Cal. App. 3d 1374
• People v. Walker · 819 P.2d 861
• People v. Chi Ko Wong · 557 P.2d 976
• In Re Sandel · 64 Cal. 2d 412
• People v. Ricky H. · 636 P.2d 13
• People v. Keller · 76 Cal. App. 3d 827
• People v. Patillo · 4 Cal. App. 4th 1576
• Bouie v. City of Columbia · 378 U.S. 347
• In Re Tahl · 460 P.2d 449
• People v. Turner · 789 P.2d 887
• Nino v. Gladys R. · 464 P.2d 127
• People v. Collins · 722 P.2d 173
• People v. Edwards · 557 P.2d 995
• People v. Ogunmola · 701 P.2d 1173
• People v. Dominguez · 256 Cal. App. 2d 623
• People v. Irvin · 230 Cal. App. 3d 180
• People v. Blakeman · 170 Cal. App. 2d 596
• People v. Surplice · 203 Cal. App. 2d 784
• People v. Skeirik · 229 Cal. App. 3d 444
• People v. Morales · 252 Cal. App. 2d 537

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• People v. Saunders · 853 P.2d 1093
• People v. Trujillo · 60 Cal. 4th 850
• People v. Simon · 25 P.3d 598
• People v. Scott · 203 Cal. App. 4th 1303
• People v. Valtakis · 130 Cal. Rptr. 2d 133
• People v. Jungers · 25 Cal. Rptr. 3d 873
• People v. Brach · 115 Cal. Rptr. 2d 753
• People v. Jungers · 127 Cal. App. 4th 698
• People v. Sandoval · 161 P.3d 1146
• People v. Birks · 960 P.2d 1073
• People v. Carbajal · 899 P.2d 67
• People v. McCullough · 56 Cal. 4th 589
• People v. Smith · 14 P.3d 942
• People v. Olguin · 45 Cal. 4th 375
• People v. Richardson · 43 Cal. 4th 959
• People v. Stowell · 31 Cal. 4th 1107
• People v. Woods · 21 Cal. 4th 668
• In Re Sheena K. · 153 P.3d 282
• People v. Gomez · 240 Cal. Rptr. 3d 315
• People v. Lopez · 78 Cal. Rptr. 2d 66
• People v. Cuevas · 906 P.2d 1290

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