California Supreme Court· 7/7/1959
People v. Chessman
Citations
- 52 Cal. 2d 467
- 341 P.2d 679
- 1959 Cal. LEXIS 223
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- rejecting claim that to execute death-sentenced petitioner after pursuing appeals and collateral relief for more than eleven years is cruel and unusual
- rehearing den. 361 U.S. 925, 80 S.Ct. 296, 4 L.Ed.2d 241
- rehearing den. 361 U.S. 925, 80 S.Ct. 296, 4 L.Ed.2d 241
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Judges: Schauer
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82 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- People v. FryeCalifornia Supreme Court· 1998-07-30· cited 793×
- People v. MorseCalifornia Supreme Court· 1964-01-07· cited 474×
- People v. BalderasCalifornia Supreme Court· 1985-12-31· cited 427×
- People v. McFarlandCalifornia Supreme Court· 1962-11-20· cited 375×
- People v. LuckyCalifornia Supreme Court· 1988-05-16· cited 323×
- People v. HudsonCalifornia Supreme Court· 2006-06-19· cited 273×
- People v. HillCalifornia Supreme Court· 1992-11-19· cited 214×
- In Re AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court· 1968-11-18· cited 213×
- Alcala v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court· 2008-06-12· cited 172×
- In re WrightCalifornia Supreme Court· 1967-01-31· cited 167×
- People v. AtchleyCalifornia Supreme Court· 1959-12-01· cited 166×
- People v. MilanCalifornia Supreme Court· 1973-03-28· cited 159×
- People v. PikeCalifornia Supreme Court· 1962-06-27· cited 151×
- People v. KempCalifornia Supreme Court· 1961-03-02· cited 142×
- People v. MatsonCalifornia Supreme Court· 1974-12-09· cited 126×
- People v. TidemanCalifornia Supreme Court· 1962-04-27· cited 126×
- People v. RosotoCalifornia Supreme Court· 1962-08-02· cited 106×
- People v. RhodenCalifornia Supreme Court· 1972-01-25· cited 76×
- State Ex Rel. Burns v. EricksonSouth Dakota Supreme Court· 1964-07-30· cited 70×
- People v. CarterCalifornia Supreme Court· 1961-08-31· cited 64×
Cites
43 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- People v. KnowlesCalifornia Supreme Court· 1950-04-21· cited 425×
- People v. WellsCalifornia Supreme Court· 1949-01-25· cited 362×
- People v. WeinCalifornia Supreme Court· 1958-05-27· cited 311×
- People v. MattsonCalifornia Supreme Court· 1959-03-17· cited 272×
- People v. ChessmanCalifornia Supreme Court· 1951-12-18· cited 252×
- Chessman v. TeetsSupreme Court· 1957-06-10· cited 171×
- People v. LindenCalifornia Supreme Court· 1959-04-22· cited 134×
- People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court· 1954-02-05· cited 120×
- People v. ScottCalifornia Supreme Court· 1944-08-28· cited 108×
- People v. LoganCalifornia Supreme Court· 1953-07-14· cited 106×
- State v. WhiteSupreme Court of New Jersey· 1958-05-26· cited 93×
- People v. FriendCalifornia Supreme Court· 1957-01-25· cited 88×
- People v. TurvilleCalifornia Supreme Court· 1959-02-18· cited 87×
- People v. ChessmanCalifornia Supreme Court· 1950-05-19· cited 83×
- People v. DuaneCalifornia Supreme Court· 1942-10-29· cited 63×
- In Re ByrnesCalifornia Supreme Court· 1945-08-14· cited 62×
- Jones v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1952-10-13· cited 59×
- Caryl Chessman v. Harley O. Teets, Warden, California State Prison, San Quentin, CaliforniaNinth Circuit· 1956-11-28· cited 56×
- People v. ManchettiCalifornia Supreme Court· 1946-12-18· cited 53×
- People v. ByrnesCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1948-03-01· cited 48×
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