Arizona Supreme Court· 7/16/1990

State v. Wagstaff

Citations

794 P.2d 118
164 Ariz. 485
1990 WL 65734

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affirming that “statutory language is given its plain meaning unless impossible or absurd consequences would result.”
explaining that the legislature’s purpose in enacting the Dangerous Crimes Against Children Act was to protect children and provide for more severe punishments for crimes against them
“Proscribing conduct and determining appropriate sanctions for those who deviate from the accepted norms of conduct is purely a legislative function.”
\Proscribing conduct and determining appropriate sanctions for those who deviate from the accepted norms of conduct is purely a legislative function.\
“Protecting the children of Arizona and punishing severely those who prey on them certainly are two legislative goals.”
“Defining crimes and fixing penalties are legislative, not judicial, functions____ Proscribing conduct and determining appropriate sanctions for those who deviate from the accepted norms of conduct is purely a legislative function.”

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Judges: Ariz, Cameron, Const, Corcoran, Feldman, Gordon, Lacagnina, Moeller

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