People v. Wells

Decided January 25, 1949. B Rey Schauer wrote the opinion for the court.

33 Cal. 2d 330 · Cited 362 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. Troche · 273 P. 767
• People v. French · 12 Cal. 2d 720
• People v. Leong Fook · 273 P. 779
• People v. Coleman · 20 Cal. 2d 399
• People v. Cordova · 14 Cal. 2d 308
• Tot v. United States · 319 U.S. 463
• In Re Lee · 171 P. 958
• Lelande v. Lowery · 26 Cal. 2d 224
• People v. McNabb · 3 Cal. 2d 441
• People v. Williams · 27 Cal. 2d 216
• People v. Bender · 27 Cal. 2d 164
• People v. Thomas · 25 Cal. 2d 880
• People v. Holt · 25 Cal. 2d 59
• Vaughn v. Jonas · 31 Cal. 2d 586
• Greenberg v. Superior Court · 19 Cal. 2d 319
• People v. Scott · 24 Cal. 2d 774
• People v. Perry · 234 P. 890
• People v. Craig · 111 Cal. 460
• Moody v. Peirano · 88 P. 380
• People v. Kimball · 5 Cal. 2d 608
• People v. Danielly · 33 Cal. 2d 362
• Peats v. State · 12 N.E.2d 270
• People v. Walters · 98 Cal. 138
• People v. Fewkes · 4 P.2d 538
• In Re Cowen · 27 Cal. 2d 637

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• People v. Mills · 55 Cal. 4th 663
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• People v. Berry · 44 Cal. 2d 426
• People v. Williams · 200 Cal. App. 2d 838
• People v. Jefferson · 303 P.2d 1024
• People v. Gregory · 124 Cal. Rptr. 2d 776
• People v. Dorado · 62 Cal. 2d 338
• People v. Christian S. · 872 P.2d 574
• People v. Daugherty · 256 P.2d 911
• People v. Conley · 411 P.2d 911
• People v. Gorshen · 51 Cal. 2d 716
• State v. Wilcox · 70 Ohio St. 2d 182
• People v. McDowell · 69 Cal. 2d 737
• People v. Danielly · 33 Cal. 2d 362
• People v. Sanchez · 423 P.2d 800
• People v. Letourneau · 34 Cal. 2d 478
• People v. MEJIA-LENARES · 38 Cal. Rptr. 3d 404
• Ebberts v. State Board of Control · 84 Cal. App. 3d 329
• People v. Villarreal · 167 Cal. App. 3d 450

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