California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ramirez, D064607 (Cal. App. 2014):
The primary issue on appeal4 is the standard of review we should apply when reviewing a court's finding of dangerousness made pursuant to section 1170.126. As noted ante, section 1170.126 was enacted by voter initiative. "In interpreting a voter initiative, we apply the same principles that govern our construction of a statute. [Citation.] We turn first to the statutory language, giving the words their ordinary meaning. [Citation.] If the statutory language is not ambiguous, then the plain meaning of the language governs. [Citation.]" (People v. Lopez (2005) 34 Cal.4th 1002, 1006.)
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