People v. Williams

Decided May 6, 2013. Goodwin Hon Liu wrote the opinion for the court.

56 Cal. 4th 630 · Cited 220 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. Silva · 21 P.3d 769
• People v. Wheeler · 583 P.2d 748
• People v. Burgener · 62 P.3d 1
• People v. Blair · 115 P.3d 1145
• People v. Friend · 47 Cal. 4th 1
• People v. Lenix · 44 Cal. 4th 602
• People v. Reynoso · 74 P.3d 852
• People v. Williams · 16 Cal. 4th 153
• People v. Jenkins · 997 P.2d 1044
• People v. Cain · 892 P.2d 1224
• People v. Benavides · 105 P.3d 1099
• State v. Angelo · 197 P.3d 337
• United States v. Cronic · 466 U.S. 648
• People v. Cole · 95 P.3d 811
• People v. Hayes · 802 P.2d 376
• People v. Seaton · 28 P.3d 175
• People v. Morrison · 101 P.3d 568
• People v. Majors · 956 P.2d 1137
• People v. Rogers · 141 P.3d 135
• People v. Lewis · 25 Cal. 4th 610
• People v. Weaver · 29 P.3d 103
• People v. Guerra · 129 P.3d 321
• People v. Williams · 49 Cal. 4th 405
• People v. Hillhouse · 40 P.3d 754
• People v. Abilez · 161 P.3d 58

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• People v. Dung Dinh Anh Trinh · 59 Cal. 4th 216
• People v. Dalton · 247 Cal. Rptr. 3d 273
• People v. Arellano · 245 Cal. App. 4th 1139
• The People v. Jones · 57 Cal. 4th 899
• People v. Manibusan · 58 Cal. 4th 40
• People v. Merriman · 60 Cal. 4th 1
• People v. Chism · 58 Cal. 4th 1266
• People v. Carrasco · 59 Cal. 4th 924
• State v. Jackson (Slip Opinion) · 2014 Ohio 3707
• People v. Mendoza · 62 Cal. 4th 856
• People v. O'Malley · 62 Cal. 4th 944
• People v. Rices · 226 Cal. Rptr. 3d 118
• People v. Adams · 60 Cal. 4th 541
• People v. Smith · 244 Cal. Rptr. 3d 289

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