The People v. Jones

Decided August 26, 2013. Kathryn Werdegar wrote the opinion for the court.

57 Cal. 4th 899 · Cited 479 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. Kelly · 549 P.2d 1240
• People v. Doolin · 45 Cal. 4th 390
• People v. Stoll · 783 P.2d 698
• People v. Wheeler · 583 P.2d 748
• People v. Pizarro · 3 Cal. Rptr. 3d 21
• People v. Dillon · 668 P.2d 697
• People v. McDonald · 690 P.2d 709
• People v. Raley · 830 P.2d 712
• People v. Roldan · 110 P.3d 289
• People v. Bledsoe · 681 P.2d 291
• People v. Hughes · 39 P.3d 432
• People v. Cowan · 50 Cal. 4th 401
• People v. Boyd · 700 P.2d 782
• People v. Mills · 48 Cal. 4th 158
• Williams v. Superior Court · 683 P.2d 699
• People v. Bivert · 52 Cal. 4th 96
• People v. Maury · 68 P.3d 1
• People v. Coffman · 96 P.3d 30
• People v. Clark · 52 Cal. 4th 856
• People v. Lucas · 907 P.2d 373
• People v. Kipp · 956 P.2d 1169
• People v. Moon · 117 P.3d 591
• People v. Gray · 118 P.3d 496
• People v. Vines · 51 Cal. 4th 830
• People v. Lightsey · 54 Cal. 4th 668

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• People v. Superior Court · 245 Cal. Rptr. 3d 787
• People v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty. · 238 Cal. Rptr. 3d 14
• People v. Thompson · 1 Cal. 5th 1043
• People v. Contreras · 58 Cal. 4th 123
• People v. Jones · 220 Cal. Rptr. 3d 618
• People v. Capistrano · 59 Cal. 4th 830
• People v. Becerrada · 216 Cal. Rptr. 3d 662
• People v. Melendez · 211 Cal. Rptr. 3d 49
• People v. Lazarus · 238 Cal. App. 4th 734
• People v. Manibusan · 58 Cal. 4th 40
• People v. Seumanu · 61 Cal. 4th 1293
• People v. Cage · 62 Cal. 4th 256
• People v. Suff · 58 Cal. 4th 1013
• People v. Casares · 62 Cal. 4th 808
• People v. Dung Dinh Anh Trinh · 59 Cal. 4th 216
• Coffey v. Shiomoto · 60 Cal. 4th 1198
• People v. Centeno · 60 Cal. 4th 659
• People v. Merriman · 60 Cal. 4th 1
• People v. Jackson · 1 Cal. 5th 269
• People v. Prunty · 62 Cal. 4th 59
• People v. McCurdy · 59 Cal. 4th 1063
• People v. Daveggio & Michaud · 231 Cal. Rptr. 3d 646
• People v. Dalton · 247 Cal. Rptr. 3d 273
• People v. Gomez · 240 Cal. Rptr. 3d 315
• People v. Nelson · 1 Cal. 5th 513

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