Is a trial court's interpretation of a statute a question of law which we review de novo?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sorden, 280 Cal.Rptr.3d 116, 65 Cal.App.5th 582 (Cal. App. 2021):
The trial court's interpretation of a statutehere, section 166, subdivision (c)(4) is a question of law which we review de novo. ( People v. Jimenez (2020) 9 Cal.5th 53, 61, 259 Cal.Rptr.3d 233, 459 P.3d 33.)
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