Cited by
Opinions in Arizona that cite State v. Sweet, 693 P.2d 921.
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Lincoln v. Holt
156 P.3d 438
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2007
-71 , -26 (quoting State ex rel.
- Gamez v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona 141 P.3d 794 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2006
- Veronica T. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security 126 P.3d 154 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2005
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Veronica T. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security
126 P.3d 154
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2005
-70 , -25 (1985) (stating that when a statute can be interpreted in more than one way the court must look to the legislative intent to determine its meaning).
- State v. Fell 115 P.3d 594 Ariz. 2005
- State v. Fell 115 P.3d 594 Ariz. 2005
- State v. Fell 97 P.3d 902 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2004
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State v. Fell
97 P.3d 902
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2004
§§ 1-244 and 1-246 together in harmony, as we must, -71 , -26 (1985), requires that we consider a prospective application of a statute that substantively affects a penalty to mean that the statute may only apply to persons whose offenses were committed after the enactment of the statute proscribing a new penalty.
- Riepe v. Riepe 91 P.3d 312 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2004
- State v. Nelson 90 P.3d 206 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2004
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State v. Nelson
90 P.3d 206
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2004
¶ 9 “An ambiguity in a statute is ‘not simply that arising from the meaning of particular words, but includes such as may arise in respect to the general scope and meaning of a statute when all its provisions are examined.’” , (quoting 73 Am.
- Bentivegna v. Powers Steel & Wire Products, Inc. 81 P.3d 1040 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2004
- Bentivegna v. Powers Steel & Wire Products, Inc. 81 P.3d 1040 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2004
- State of Arizona v. Christina Marie George Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2003
- State of Arizona v. Christina Marie George Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2003
- Marriage of Woodworth v. Woodworth 42 P.3d 610 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2002
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Marriage of Woodworth v. Woodworth
42 P.3d 610
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2002
(“If reasonably practical, a statute should be explained in conjunction with other statutes to the end that they may be harmonious and consistent.” (citing State ex.
- Welch-Doden v. Roberts 42 P.3d 1166 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2002
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Welch-Doden v. Roberts
42 P.3d 1166
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2002
-30 , -34 (App.1989); -71 , -26 (1985)
- True v. Stewart 18 P.3d 707 Ariz. 2001
- In Re Timothy M. 4 P.3d 449 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2000
- In Re Timothy M. 4 P.3d 449 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2000
- Bills v. Arizona Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Fund 984 P.2d 574 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1999
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Bills v. Arizona Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Fund
984 P.2d 574
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1999
Although a statutory amendment made shortly after the original enactment sometimes may clarify ambiguities in the earlier version, , , we do not believe that canon of statutory construction realistically applies here, when a new generation of legislators amended the statute twenty-one years after its original passage.
- Toni W. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security 993 P.2d 462 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1999
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Toni W. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security
993 P.2d 462
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1999
(amendment that clarified statute is legislative declaration of the original act).
- Rineer v. Leonardo 977 P.2d 767 Ariz. 1999
- Rineer v. Leonardo 977 P.2d 767 Ariz. 1999
- San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Superior Court 972 P.2d 179 Ariz. 1999
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San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Superior Court
972 P.2d 179
Ariz. 1999
See, , (amendment enacted one year after original version of statute was clarification rather than change); , (amendment enacted one year after statute was used for clarification).
- State v. Cornish 968 P.2d 606 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1998
- State v. Cornish 968 P.2d 606 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1998
- State v. Garcia 943 P.2d 870 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1997
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State v. Garcia
943 P.2d 870
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1997
(“The aim of the legislature in enacting provisions for enhanced or mandatory sentences for repeat offenders, as evidenced by A.R.S.
- State v. Baca 926 P.2d 528 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1996
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State v. Baca
926 P.2d 528
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1996
-71 , -26 (1985) (statutes which relate *65 to the same subject matter must be construed together).
- Centric-Jones Co. v. Town of Marana 937 P.2d 654 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1996
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Centric-Jones Co. v. Town of Marana
937 P.2d 654
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1996
This rule of construction applies even where the statutes were enacted at differ *471 ent times, and contain no reference one to the other____ -71 , -26 (1985) (quoting State ex rel.
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners 931 P.2d 426 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1996
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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners
931 P.2d 426
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1996
Viewing the statutory scheme as a whole and harmonizing apparent conflicts, , we believe that the legislature has shifted from a posture where health care services, such as physical therapy, could be provided only by licensed individuals to one where such services can be provided by licensed individuals and supervised assistants of those individuals who are themselves sub
- Tallent v. National General Insurance 915 P.2d 665 Ariz. 1996
- Tallent v. National General Insurance 915 P.2d 665 Ariz. 1996
- State v. Shlionsky 911 P.2d 637 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1996
- State v. Shlionsky 911 P.2d 637 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1996
- State v. Cid 892 P.2d 216 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1995
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State v. Cid
892 P.2d 216
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1995
A complementary rule of statutory construction holds that, whenever possible, statutes which are in pari materia are read together and harmonized, see -71 , -26 (1985); , to avoid rendering any clause, sentence or word “superfluous, void, contradictory or insignificant.” , 827 * (
- Weekly v. City of Mesa 888 P.2d 1346 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1994
- Weekly v. City of Mesa 888 P.2d 1346 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1994
- Stramka v. Salt River Recreation, Inc. 877 P.2d 1339 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1994
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Stramka v. Salt River Recreation, Inc.
877 P.2d 1339
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1994
(“It is an accepted rule of statutory construction that when determining the intent of the legislature, the court may consider both prior and subsequent statutes in pari materia”) (internal cites omitted).