Arizona Supreme Court· 1/16/1985

State v. Sweet

Citations

693 P.2d 921
143 Ariz. 266
1985 Ariz. LEXIS 151

How courts have described this case

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

stating that when a statute can be interpreted in more than one way the court must look to the legislative intent to determine its meaning
finding that “[t]he aim of the legislature in enacting provisions for enhanced or mandatory sentences for repeat offenders ... is to treat more severely those who have prior felony convictions”
contrasting legislative decision to change an existing statute from legislative decision to merely clarify the statute
contrasting legislative decision to change an existing statute from legislative decision to merely clarify the statute
when determining legislative intent, court may consider both prior and subsequent statutes in pari materia
“only where a statute is ambiguous or unclear is a court at liberty to resort to the rules of statutory interpretation”

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Judges: Holohan, Gordon, Hays, Cameron, Feldman

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