Does the California Supreme Court have authority to interpret the meaning of the California Civil Code as "plain meaning"?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sarmiento, 2d Crim. No. B254662 (Cal. App. 2015):
We agree with the People, however, that such a literal interpretation cannot stand. Where, as here, applying a statute's plain meaning would lead to an absurd result, the legislative intent must prevail. (People v. King (1993) 5 Cal.4th 59, 69.)
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