Pitchess v. Superior Court

Decided May 23, 1974. Stanley Mosk wrote the opinion for the court.

522 P.2d 305 · Cited 1,227 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.

• Hill v. Superior Court · 518 P.2d 1353
• Ballard v. Superior Court of San Diego County · 64 Cal. 2d 159
• People v. Terry · 370 P.2d 985
• Powell v. Superior Court · 48 Cal. 2d 704
• United States v. Reynolds · 345 U.S. 1
• Jones v. Superior Court · 58 Cal. 2d 56
• JOE Z. v. Superior Court · 478 P.2d 26
• People v. Riser · 47 Cal. 2d 566
• People v. Curtis · 450 P.2d 33
• People v. Lopez · 60 Cal. 2d 223
• People v. McShann · 50 Cal. 2d 802
• Price v. Superior Court · 463 P.2d 721
• People v. Cooper · 349 P.2d 964
• Honore v. Superior Court · 70 Cal. 2d 162
• Cash v. Superior Court · 53 Cal. 2d 72
• People v. Lane · 56 Cal. 2d 773
• People v. Shipp · 59 Cal. 2d 845
• Gonzales v. Superior Court · 3 Cal. 2d 260
• People v. Superior Court · 19 Cal. App. 3d 522
• People v. Wilkins · 287 P.2d 555
• People v. Valdez · 203 Cal. App. 2d 559
• Vetter v. Superior Court · 189 Cal. App. 2d 132
• Clark v. Superior Court · 190 Cal. App. 2d 739
• People v. Ratten · 39 Cal. App. 2d 267
• Yannacone v. Municipal Court · 222 Cal. App. 2d 72

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• Alford v. Superior Court · 63 P.3d 228
• City of Los Angeles v. Superior Court · 52 P.3d 129
• Galindo v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES CNTY. · 235 P.3d 1
• Riverside County Sheriff's Department v. Stiglitz · 60 Cal. 4th 624
• People v. Super. Ct. (Johnson) · 61 Cal. 4th 696
• Brown v. Valverde · 183 Cal. App. 4th 1531
• Fletcher v. Superior Court · 123 Cal. Rptr. 2d 99
• People v. Northup · 119 Cal. Rptr. 2d 811
• Serrano v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty. · 224 Cal. Rptr. 3d 622
• People v. Mooc · 36 P.3d 21
• Warrick v. Superior Court · 112 P.3d 2
• Galindo v. Superior Court · 169 Cal. App. 4th 1332
• People v. Memro · 700 P.2d 446
• City of Santa Cruz v. Municipal Court · 776 P.2d 222
• Garcia v. Superior Court · 163 P.3d 939
• Garcia v. Superior Court · 42 Cal. 4th 63
• People v. Johnson · 12 Cal. Rptr. 3d 885
• People v. Mooc · 97 Cal. Rptr. 2d 456
• People v. Gaines · 46 Cal. 4th 172
• Alford v. Superior Court · 107 Cal. Rptr. 2d 245
• California Highway Patrol v. Superior Court · 101 Cal. Rptr. 2d 379
• Chambers v. Appellate Division of the Superior Court · 170 P.3d 617
• Eulloqui v. Superior Court · 181 Cal. App. 4th 1055
• People v. Townsel · 63 Cal. 4th 25
• Sisson v. Superior Court · 216 Cal. App. 4th 24

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