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5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 23 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Armintrout v. People.

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1 Armintrout v. People Anchor
colo · 1993
green “when the word 'or' is used in a statute, it is presumed to be used in the disjunctive sense, unless legislative intent is clearly to the contrary.” 11
2 People v. Swain
colo · 1998
green “drives or is in actual physical control” 3
3 Puzick v. City of Colorado Springs
coloctapp · 1983
green “police department regulations are entitled to considerable deference because of the state's substantial interest in creating and maintaining an efficient police organization.” 3
4 Bryant v. Career Service Authority
coloctapp · 1988
green “the agency's interpretation of the rule should be given great weight unless plainly erroneous or inconsistent with the rule.” 3
5 People v. Barry
coloctapp · 2014
green “deference to the interpretation provided by the officer or agency charged with the administration of the code or statute unless that interpretation is inconsistent with the legislative intent manifested in the text of the statute or code.” 3

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