Arizona Supreme Court· 12/20/1999

Calik v. Kongable

Citations

990 P.2d 1055
195 Ariz. 496
316 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 26
1999 Ariz. LEXIS 123

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recognizing that initiative measures are construed to effectuate the intent of the electorate
finding that the purpose of Proposition 200 was to treat drag abuse as a disease and public health problem best addressed through drug treatment and education
interpreting Proposition 200 and applying rules of statutory construction to interpretation of a statute resulting from an initiative
interpreting Proposition 200 and applying rules of statutory construction to interpretation of a statute resulting from an initiative
stating “the subsequent enacting body is often not the same as the one that enacted the original legislation”
with only a few exceptions, “if the language [of a statute] is clear and unambiguous, we apply it without using other means of statutory construction”

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Judges: Janet A. Napolitano

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