What is the test for establishing that a statute is constitutional?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Grant, 49 Cal.App.4th 922, 57 Cal.Rptr.2d 124 (Cal. App. 1996):

Grant also points out that a statute should be construed to eliminate doubts about its constitutionality. (Citing People v. Roder (1983) 33 Cal.3d 491, 505, 189 Cal.Rptr.

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