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Martinez v. People

Citations

  • 69 P.3d 1029
  • 2003 Colo. LEXIS 469
  • 2003 WL 21212123

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • statutes concerning the same subject matter must be construed in pari materia to ascertain legislative intent and to avoid inconsistencies
  • \Provisions in one act which are omitted in another on the same subject matter will be applied when the purposes of the two acts are consistent.\
  • \Provisions in one act which are omitted in another on the same subject matter will be applied when the purposes of the two acts are consistent.\
  • “Subject to constitutional limitations . . . , it is the prerogative of the legislature to define crimes and prescribe punishments.”

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Judges: Coats

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