California Supreme Court· 8/29/1978
People v. King
Citations
- 582 P.2d 1000
- 22 Cal. 3d 12
- 148 Cal. Rptr. 409
- 1978 Cal. LEXIS 273
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing that self defense may be an affirmative defense to regulatory charge of unlawful possession of weapon where accused in emergency arms himself to face immediate danger
- protection of self and others in an emergency a defense to possession of firearm by a felon
- weapon handed to defendant as intruders attempted to force their way into an apartment
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Judges: Manuel, Clark
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55 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- People v. AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court· 1987-10-13· cited 613×
- People v. BelmontesCalifornia Supreme Court· 1983-08-18· cited 285×
- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court· 1993-02-04· cited 171×
- Bay Development, Ltd. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court· 1990-05-31· cited 115×
- People v. PendletonCalifornia Supreme Court· 1979-09-14· cited 102×
- State v. HarmonSupreme Court of New Jersey· 1986-10-14· cited 97×
- People v. AnsellCalifornia Supreme Court· 2001-06-14· cited 84×
- People v. WoodardCalifornia Supreme Court· 1979-02-15· cited 79×
- In Re AtilesCalifornia Supreme Court· 1983-05-16· cited 79×
- People v. SnyderCalifornia Supreme Court· 1982-10-18· cited 76×
- People v. BackusCalifornia Supreme Court· 1979-02-21· cited 65×
- Rupf v. YanCalifornia Court of Appeal· 2000-12-11· cited 64×
- United States v. Clayton A. Fountain and Hugh Thomas ColombSeventh Circuit· 1981-05-18· cited 63×
- People v. PepperCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1996-01-09· cited 63×
- State v. BlacheSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1985-12-02· cited 60×
- People v. Superior Court (Douglass)California Supreme Court· 1979-05-29· cited 57×
- United States v. Eugene Pete Garcia, United States of America v. Joe Anthony Contreras and David LuceroSeventh Circuit· 1980-07-08· cited 42×
- People v. SaavedraCalifornia Court of Appeal· 2007-10-29· cited 42×
- People v. BoydCalifornia Supreme Court· 1979-05-22· cited 41×
- People v. HurtadoCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1996-07-19· cited 40×
Cites
15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- People v. SedenoCalifornia Supreme Court· 1974-02-04· cited 776×
- Bozung v. Local Agency Formation CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court· 1975-01-07· cited 192×
- People v. HoltCalifornia Supreme Court· 1944-10-31· cited 190×
- Bowland v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Supreme Court· 1976-12-06· cited 185×
- People v. SatchellCalifornia Supreme Court· 1971-11-04· cited 171×
- Clements v. T. R. Bechtel Co.California Supreme Court· 1954-07-09· cited 148×
- People v. CeballosCalifornia Supreme Court· 1974-09-16· cited 103×
- People v. MijaresCalifornia Supreme Court· 1971-12-31· cited 71×
- Modesto Irrigation District v. City of ModestoCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1962-12-11· cited 19×
- People v. DuboseCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1974-10-31· cited 15×
- Coker v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1945-07-13· cited 11×
- People v. JacksonCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1965-04-19· cited 9×
- People v. RappardCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1972-10-26· cited 6×
- People v. BookerCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1978-01-30· cited 6×
- People v. EvansCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1974-07-10· cited 5×
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