How have courts interpreted the meaning of the word "qualifying conduct" in the context of sexual assault legislation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Estrada, 220 Cal.Rptr.3d 801, 3 Cal.5th 661, 399 P.3d 27 (Cal. 2017):
which the judgment implies disqualifying conduct. (See Williams v. Superior Court (1993) 5 Cal.4th 337, 354, 19 Cal.Rptr.2d 882, 852 P.2d 377 ["A court should not lightly adopt an interpretation of statutory language that renders the language useless in many of the cases it was intended to govern."].)
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