California Supreme Court· 5/27/1968
People v. Showers
Citations
- 68 Cal. 2d 639
- 440 P.2d 939
- 68 Cal. Rptr. 459
- 1968 Cal. LEXIS 193
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- where, prior to his arrest, the defendant had apparently abandoned heroin in an ivy patch, there must exist substantial evidence that he had prior possession of the drug before a conviction may be obtained
- “Possession may be actual or constructive.”
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Judges: Peters
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48 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- People v. GreenCalifornia Supreme Court· 1980-04-24· cited 1,166×
- People v. FrancisCalifornia Supreme Court· 1969-05-06· cited 322×
- People v. ReillyCalifornia Supreme Court· 1970-10-29· cited 240×
- People v. KimbleCalifornia Supreme Court· 1988-02-25· cited 208×
- People v. RogersCalifornia Supreme Court· 1971-06-22· cited 139×
- State v. ReevesSupreme Court of Iowa· 1973-07-03· cited 103×
- People v. MijaresCalifornia Supreme Court· 1971-12-31· cited 71×
- People v. ZackCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1986-08-13· cited 66×
- Russell v. StateWyoming Supreme Court· 1978-07-19· cited 64×
- People v. SchroederCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1968-07-22· cited 57×
- People v. RubioCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1977-07-14· cited 44×
- People v. EdwardsCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1992-08-13· cited 41×
- Hamilton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1986-05-13· cited 33×
- People v. MathewsCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1979-04-17· cited 31×
- People v. MaeseCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1980-05-13· cited 31×
- People v. MejiaCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1999-06-11· cited 30×
- United States v. Palacios-QuinonezFifth Circuit· 2005-11-29· cited 29×
- Albert Lucero v. Kim HollandNinth Circuit· 2018-08-31· cited 29×
- Armstrong v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1990-01-24· cited 27×
- People v. FosterCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1971-08-26· cited 25×
Cites
20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- People v. RedrickCalifornia Supreme Court· 1961-02-03· cited 206×
- People v. OssloCalifornia Supreme Court· 1958-03-26· cited 126×
- People v. GroomCalifornia Supreme Court· 1964-01-28· cited 100×
- People v. WhiteCalifornia Supreme Court· 1958-05-28· cited 86×
- People v. GreenCalifornia Supreme Court· 1939-03-02· cited 70×
- People v. FosterCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1953-02-10· cited 62×
- People v. Van ValkenburgCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1952-05-27· cited 49×
- People v. BigelowCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1951-05-23· cited 46×
- People v. HancockCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1957-12-20· cited 35×
- People v. GravesCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1948-03-24· cited 31×
- People v. RobertsCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1964-07-28· cited 31×
- People v. FinnCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1965-02-18· cited 30×
- People v. NolandCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1943-11-16· cited 28×
- People v. StanfordCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1959-12-18· cited 26×
- People v. BagleyCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1955-06-08· cited 24×
- People v. BluntCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1966-03-29· cited 21×
- People v. CuellarCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1952-04-07· cited 15×
- People v. PrescottCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1968-01-16· cited 9×
- People v. OrtizCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1960-10-25· cited 8×
- People v. HokufCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1966-10-05· cited 7×
Other cases named People v. Showers
7 other CourtListener records share this case name.
- People v. ShowersCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1949-02-18· cited 22×
- People v. ShowersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1994-01-20· cited 1×
- People v. ShowersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2002-12-19· cited 1×
- People v. ShowersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1986-01-24
- People v. ShowersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2014-04-22
- People v. ShowersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2014-04-22
- People v. ShowersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2025-10-16
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