State Supreme Court / Cal.

People v. Wende

Decided October 12, 1979. Wiley Manuel wrote the opinion for the court.

600 P.2d 1071 · Cited 8,674 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. Feggans · 67 Cal. 2d 444
In Re Nash · 61 Cal. 2d 491
State v. Pascucci · 161 Conn. 382
In Re Smith · 474 P.2d 969
People v. Lang · 520 P.2d 393
People v. Woodard · 33 Cal. App. 3d 930
Hergenrether v. East · 61 Cal. 2d 440

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