State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

People v. West

Decided August 27, 1956. Walter J. Fourt wrote the opinion for the court.

144 Cal. App. 2d 214 · Cited 91 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.

Go-Bart Importing Co. v. United States · 282 U.S. 344
People v. Simon · 45 Cal. 2d 645
People v. Cahan · 282 P.2d 905
People v. Michael · 45 Cal. 2d 751
Willson v. Superior Court · 46 Cal. 2d 291
People v. Boyles · 45 Cal. 2d 652
People v. Blodgett · 46 Cal. 2d 114
People v. Martin · 293 P.2d 52
Christal v. Police Commission · 33 Cal. App. 2d 564
People v. Brite · 9 Cal. 2d 666
People v. Jaurequi · 142 Cal. App. 2d 555
People v. Novell · 54 Cal. App. 2d 621
People v. Rodriguez · 140 Cal. App. 2d 865

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