Is there any case law where a defendant argued that the rule of lenity militates against a broader interpretation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Nash, B302872 (Cal. App. 2020):
Defendant argues that "the rule of lenity militates in favor of the broader interpretation." Lenity is applicable when a statute is ambiguous. (People v. Manzo (2012) 53 Cal.4th 880, 889.) There is no ambiguity here.
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