Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California

The decisions of this court that later decisions in the law library cite most, and where to find its court rules.

The library holds 1,072 decisions of this court, filed through March 27, 2017.

Court level
State appeals court
Jurisdiction
California

Which decisions of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California are cited most?

These are the 5 decisions of this court that later decisions in the library cite most often, most cited first.

  1. People v. PallaresJune 30, 1952 · cited 47 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
  2. People v. SmithJanuary 2, 1946 · cited 38 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
  3. People v. PenaSeptember 16, 1983 · cited 35 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
  4. People v. MasonDecember 29, 2016 · cited 35 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
  5. People v. CowgillMay 27, 1969 · cited 26 timesNo negative treatment found in this library

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