State v. Garza Rodriguez

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that when legislature amends a statute we assume it intended to change existing law
• concluding that A.R.S. § 13-1904(A)(2) reflects the legislature’s determination that those who use deadly weapons or dangerous instruments deserve a greater punishment
• noting presumption that “by amending a statute, the legislature intends to change the existing law”
• “[W]e presume that by amending a statute, the legislature intends to change the existing law.”
• ‘We presume that the legislature knows the existing laws when it enacts or modifies a statute.”
• “We presume that the legislature knows the existing laws when it enacts or modifies a statute.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).