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California Penal Code Section 4

Legal Research Home > California Lawyer > Penal Code > California Penal Code Section 4

The rule of the common law, that penal statutes are to be
strictly construed, has no application to this Code.  All its
provisions are to be construed according to the fair import of their
terms, with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice.

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