How have courts interpreted the meaning of the word "armed" in the context of Proposition 36?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Caraballo, 201 Cal.Rptr.3d 233, 246 Cal.App.4th 936 (Cal. App. 2016):

resentencing statute.2 In interpreting Proposition 36, we apply the same legal principles that govern statutory construction. (People v. Cervantes, supra, 225 Cal.App.4th at p. 1014, 171 Cal.Rptr.3d 86.) We must ascertain the voters' intent in order to effectuate the initiative's purpose. (Ibid. ) Because the word "armed" is ambiguous, we shall interpret it using the extrinsic aids of the statutory scheme of which the initiative is a part, the initiative's purpose, and the voters' intent as reflected in the official ballot materials. (Ibid. )

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