Court of Appeals of Arizona· 12/20/1983
State v. Pena
Citations
- 683 P.2d 744
- 140 Ariz. 545
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that “where the statute itself is susceptible to more than one interpretation, the rule of lenity dictates that any doubt should be resolved in favor of the defendant”
- court applied the rule of lenity “absent any expression of legislative intent” as to the meaning of the statute at issue
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Judges: McFate, Schmidt, Contreras
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39 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. StroudArizona Supreme Court· 2005-01-07· cited 99×
- Vo v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1992-01-30· cited 74×
- State v. FellCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 2002-08-22· cited 67×
- State v. TarangoArizona Supreme Court· 1996-04-16· cited 66×
- State v. NihiserCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1997-09-30· cited 61×
- State v. WomackCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1992-09-29· cited 40×
- State v. PenaArizona Supreme Court· 1984-05-07· cited 38×
- State v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1992-03-10· cited 35×
- State v. CarnegieCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1993-04-13· cited 35×
- Reinesto v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1995-05-02· cited 34×
- State v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1987-04-02· cited 34×
- State v. FloresCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1989-04-11· cited 31×
- State v. OssanaCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 2001-02-28· cited 28×
- State v. SheavesCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1987-12-24· cited 22×
- State v. AngeloCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1990-10-23· cited 20×
- State v. GourdinCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1988-03-15· cited 19×
- State v. GarciaCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1997-05-22· cited 18×
- Pierce v. MoletCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 2004-03-30· cited 16×
- State v. CereceresCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1990-03-29· cited 13×
- Cawley v. Arizona Bd. of Pardons and ParolesCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1984-12-20· cited 12×
Cites
22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Simpson v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1978-02-28· cited 656×
- Ladner v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1958-12-15· cited 631×
- Johnson v. JohnsonArizona Supreme Court· 1981-12-14· cited 90×
- State v. RiceArizona Supreme Court· 1973-12-14· cited 54×
- Powers v. IsleyArizona Supreme Court· 1947-07-11· cited 54×
- Mardian Construction Co. v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court· 1976-12-08· cited 44×
- State ex rel. George v. AikenSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1894-10-08· cited 41×
- State Ex Rel. La Prade v. CoxArizona Supreme Court· 1934-02-24· cited 28×
- United States v. State of MinnesotaEighth Circuit· 1940-07-29· cited 23×
- Ex Parte HamiltonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1956-05-30· cited 23×
- State v. ArthurCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1980-01-24· cited 22×
- Schilling v. EmbreeCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1977-12-29· cited 18×
- State v. OwenCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1966-02-09· cited 14×
- State v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1982-06-17· cited 14×
- State v. ValenzuelaArizona Supreme Court· 1977-09-07· cited 13×
- Home Brewing Co. v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia· 1943-10-11· cited 13×
- Teffeteller v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 1981-04-15· cited 11×
- Van Dyke v. ParkerNinth Circuit· 1936-04-06· cited 10×
- Keel v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 1975-10-31· cited 9×
- State v. StandsberryCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1976-12-30· cited 6×
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