California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Caruso, 161 Cal.App.3d 13, 207 Cal.Rptr. 221 (Cal. App. 1984):
Under the strict scrutiny standard of review, "the state must first establish that it has a compelling interest which justifies the law and then demonstrate that the distinctions drawn by the law are necessary to further that purpose." (People v. Olivas, supra, 17 Cal.3d at p. 251, 131 Cal.Rptr. 55, 551 P.2d 375, original emphasis.)
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