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State v. Jones

Citations

  • 689 P.2d 561
  • 142 Ariz. 302
  • 1984 Ariz. App. LEXIS 472

How courts have described this case

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

  • striking down statute conditioning court’s power to impose less than mandatory minimum sentence on recommendation of prosecu tor
  • noting that time for prosecutor’s allegation was after con viction
  • statute that makes alternative sentencing dependent upon prosecutor’s recommendation impermissibly encroaches on judicial function
  • “If part of an act is unconstitutional, but by eliminating the unconstitutional portion the balance of the act is workable, only that part which is objectionable will be eliminated and the balance will be left intact.”

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Judges: Howard, Hathaway, Birdsall

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