California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Soul, G050349 (Cal. App. 2015):
by any device or scheme." If encouragement is all that is needed, what is the difference between section 266i, subdivision (a)(1) and section 266i, subdivision (a)(2)? We must avoid "interpretations that render statutory terms meaningless or surplusage." (People v. Hudson (2006) 38 Cal.4th 1002, 1010.)
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