People v. Wheeler

Decided September 25, 1978. Frank K. Richardson wrote the opinion for the court.

583 P.2d 748 · Cited 1,612 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. Floyd · 464 P.2d 64
• Thiel v. Southern Pacific Co. · 328 U.S. 217
• Smith v. Texas · 311 U.S. 128
• People v. White · 43 Cal. 2d 740
• Glasser v. United States · 315 U.S. 60
• People v. Superior Court · 67 Cal. 2d 929
• People v. Wells · 20 Cal. App. 3d 640
• People v. Allums · 47 Cal. App. 3d 654
• Whitus v. Georgia · 385 U.S. 545
• People v. Durrant · 116 Cal. 179
• People v. Hannon · 564 P.2d 1203
• People v. Pettingill · 578 P.2d 108
• People v. Feagley · 535 P.2d 373
• People v. Longwill · 538 P.2d 753
• People v. Carter · 56 Cal. 2d 549
• Adams v. Superior Court · 524 P.2d 375
• In Re Jackson · 393 P.2d 420
• People v. Carmichael · 246 P. 62
• People v. Helm · 93 P. 89
• People v. King · 240 Cal. App. 2d 389
• Serrano v. Priest · 569 P.2d 1303
• People v. Cook · 583 P.2d 130
• People v. Powell · 40 Cal. App. 3d 107
• People v. Newton · 8 Cal. App. 3d 359
• People v. Edwards · 127 P. 58

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• People v. Hall · 208 Cal. App. 3d 34
• People v. Buckley · 53 Cal. App. 4th 658
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• People v. McGee · 128 Cal. Rptr. 2d 309
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• People v. Gore · 18 Cal. App. 4th 692
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• Holley v. J & S SWEEPING CO. · 143 Cal. App. 3d 588
• People v. Fuentes · 818 P.2d 75

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