California Supreme Court· 2/28/1956
People v. Maddox
Citations
- 46 Cal. 2d 301
- 294 P.2d 6
- 1956 Cal. LEXIS 183
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that knock and announce not necessary where police have reasonable belief that evidence likely to be destroyed if presence known
- Narcotics officers knocked, heard male voice say “Wait a minute” and the sound of retreating footsteps. California Supreme Court, per Justice Tray-nor, held officers were justified in kicking down the door.
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Judges: Carter
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226 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1963-01-14· cited 12,871×
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 1963-06-10· cited 3,146×
- Miller v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1958-06-23· cited 1,055×
- Wilson v. ArkansasSupreme Court· 1995-05-22· cited 925×
- Lewis L. Wayne v. United StatesD.C. Circuit· 1963-04-04· cited 479×
- People v. BradleyCalifornia Supreme Court· 1969-10-31· cited 333×
- State v. AttawayNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1994-02-02· cited 264×
- People v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court· 1972-05-19· cited 257×
- People v. SmithCalifornia Supreme Court· 1966-01-04· cited 255×
- People v. GilbertCalifornia Supreme Court· 1965-12-15· cited 251×
- People v. DumasCalifornia Supreme Court· 1973-08-14· cited 225×
- People v. RosalesCalifornia Supreme Court· 1968-02-28· cited 189×
- Benefield v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1964-02-12· cited 160×
- Commonwealth v. CundriffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-12-16· cited 157×
- People v. De SantiagoCalifornia Supreme Court· 1969-04-24· cited 147×
- Jesse James Gilbert v. United StatesNinth Circuit· 1966-10-24· cited 145×
- Bielicki v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court· 1962-05-10· cited 145×
- People v. BurkeCalifornia Supreme Court· 1964-07-30· cited 127×
- Duke v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court· 1969-12-04· cited 115×
- People v. HallCalifornia Supreme Court· 1964-11-25· cited 109×
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- People v. CahanCalifornia Supreme Court· 1955-04-27· cited 640×
- People v. MartinCalifornia Supreme Court· 1955-12-09· cited 384×
- Willson v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court· 1956-02-24· cited 241×
- People v. BoylesCalifornia Supreme Court· 1955-11-29· cited 196×
- Rogers v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court· 1955-12-29· cited 195×
- People v. KitchensCalifornia Supreme Court· 1956-02-24· cited 176×
- People v. FarraraCalifornia Supreme Court· 1956-02-24· cited 79×
- Read v. CaseSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1822-06-15· cited 79×
- People v. RiosCalifornia Supreme Court· 1956-02-24· cited 47×
Other cases named People v. Maddox
44 other CourtListener records share this case name.
- People v. MaddoxCalifornia Supreme Court· 1967-11-09· cited 58×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2000-05-10· cited 20×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2006-07-20· cited 19×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1988-04-11· cited 16×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1991-07-08· cited 14×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2023-07-28· cited 8×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2012-02-07· cited 6×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1998-12-31· cited 6×
- People v. MaddoxCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1944-06-22· cited 4×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1988-03-28· cited 4×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2022-09-29· cited 4×
- People v. MaddoxCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1946-07-24· cited 3×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1997-02-07· cited 3×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1998-12-31· cited 3×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1984-11-26· cited 2×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1993-11-19· cited 2×
- People v. MaddoxMichigan Court of Appeals· 1970-12-08· cited 1×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1990-03-16· cited 1×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1990-10-30· cited 1×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1995-03-02· cited 1×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1997-04-29· cited 1×
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Court of Illinois· 1981-03-26· cited 1×
- People v. MaddoxMichigan Supreme Court· 2008-09-09
- People v. MaddoxMichigan Supreme Court· 2007-09-10
- People v. MaddoxMichigan Supreme Court· 2006-07-31
- People v. MaddoxMichigan Supreme Court· 2006-01-30
- People v. MaddoxMichigan Supreme Court· 2005-02-28
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Court of Illinois· 2005-03-25
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Court of Illinois· 2008-07-11
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2019-10-23
- People v. MaddoxNew York Court of Appeals· 1968-01-11
- People v. MaddoxNew York Court of Appeals· 1968-04-04
- People v. MaddoxNew York Court of Appeals· 1969-05-14
- People v. MaddoxCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1955-11-17
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2009-12-30
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1991-04-22
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1991-06-10
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1995-06-05
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1996-07-08
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1999-10-01
- People v. MaddoxMichigan Court of Appeals· 1971-02-24
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Court of Illinois· 1972-04-10
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Court of Illinois· 1911-05-26
- People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2024-10-04
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