What is the test for determining whether a defendant's appeal against the Court of Appeal is based on statutory interpretation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Barclay, 159 Cal.Rptr.3d 277 (Cal. App. 2013):
Defendant's appeal presents an issue of statutory interpretation. "Issues of statutory interpretation are questions of law subject to de novo review." ( People v. Simmons (2012) 210 Cal.App.4th 778, 790, 148 Cal.Rptr.3d 554.)
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