Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 10/9/1991

Boykin v. State

Citations

818 S.W.2d 782
1991 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 204
1991 WL 200781

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holding that a court may consider extra-textual factors if and only if the statutory language is ambiguous or would lead to absurd results
holding that if language of a statute is clear and unambiguous, the plain meaning of those words is applied
holding that, where plain meaning leads to absurd consequences, a court may deviate
stating that in enacting a statute, it is presumed that a just and reasonable result is intended
explaining that courts only deviate from the plain language if following it would lead to “absurd consequences that the Legislature could not possibly have intended”
noting that reviewing courts consider extra-textual factors, including legislative history, when a statute is ambiguous or would lead to absurd results

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Judges: Campbell, McCormick, Miller, White

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