People v. Williams

Decided November 16, 1945. Homer R. Spence wrote the opinion for the court.

27 Cal. 2d 220 · Cited 124 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.

• In Re Rogers · 20 Cal. App. 2d 397
• Dunbar v. United States · 156 U.S. 185
• People v. Dail · 22 Cal. 2d 642
• People v. David · 12 Cal. 2d 639
• People v. Tedesco · 1 Cal. 2d 211
• People v. Guerrero · 22 Cal. 2d 183
• People v. La Verne · 297 P. 561
• In Re Anderson · 34 Cal. App. 2d 48
• People v. Harrington · 267 P. 942
• People v. Rose · 26 Cal. App. 2d 513
• People v. Kepford · 199 P. 64
• In Re Miller · 24 P.2d 766
• People v. Larrabee · 299 P. 85

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• State v. Owen · 253 P.2d 203
• People v. Terry · 370 P.2d 985
• People v. Powell · 34 Cal. 2d 196
• People v. Brock · 66 Cal. 2d 645
• People v. Michael D. · 121 Cal. Rptr. 2d 909
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• People v. MacKabee · 214 Cal. App. 3d 1250
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• People v. Peyton · 176 Cal. App. 4th 642
• State v. Collinsworth · 539 P.2d 263
• People v. Shannon · 147 Cal. App. 2d 300
• People v. Smith · 50 Cal. 2d 149
• People v. Katzman · 258 Cal. App. 2d 777
• People v. Pearson · 111 Cal. App. 2d 9
• People v. Superior Court (Perez) · 38 Cal. App. 4th 347

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