People v. Williams

Decided April 2, 1976. William P. Clark Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

547 P.2d 1000 · Cited 155 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. Bynum · 483 P.2d 1193
• People v. Green · 479 P.2d 998
• People v. De Santiago · 71 Cal. 2d 18
• People v. Beagle · 492 P.2d 1
• People v. Gilbert · 462 P.2d 580
• Mercer v. Perez · 68 Cal. 2d 104
• Kaplan v. Superior Court · 491 P.2d 1
• People v. Cannady · 503 P.2d 585
• People v. Green · 70 Cal. 2d 654
• People v. Watson · 299 P.2d 243
• Select Base Materials, Inc. v. Board of Equalization · 51 Cal. 2d 640
• Palermo v. Stockton Theatres, Inc. · 32 Cal. 2d 53
• People v. Kitchens · 46 Cal. 2d 260
• Estate of Johnson · 73 P. 424

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• People v. Kopatz · 61 Cal. 4th 62
• In Re Nordin · 143 Cal. App. 3d 538
• People v. Blacksher · 259 P.3d 370
• People v. Corella · 18 Cal. Rptr. 3d 770
• People v. Johnny G. · 601 P.2d 196
• People v. Green · 27 Cal. 3d 1
• People v. Pearson · 56 Cal. 4th 393
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• People v. Ramos · 15 Cal. 4th 1133
• People v. MacIel · 57 Cal. 4th 482
• People v. Gallardo · 226 Cal. Rptr. 3d 379
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