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Arizona Supreme Court Declares Gang-Association Statute Unconstitutional
by Dale Chappell
The Supreme Court of Arizona held on September 1, 2020, that a statute increasing a misdemeanor charge to a felony for merely being part of a gang is unconstitutional on its face as a violation of substantive due process, affirming a trial court’s dismissal of …
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