· 3/15/1822
Bryan v. Moore's Heirs
Citations
- 9 Mart. 26
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing that statutes should be analyzed “to avoid constructions that are illogical, unreasonable, or inconsistent with common sense”
- recognizing that statutes should be analyzed “to avoid constructions that are illogical, unreasonable, or inconsistent with common sense”
- permitting inmates’ appeal of the court’s denial of their habeas corpus petitions because they challenged the Parole Commissioner’s authority to rescind diminution credits, not the legality of their convictions or sentences
- “we seek to avoid constructions that are illogical, unreasonable, or inconsistent with common sense”
- “[W]e seek to avoid constructions that are illogical, unreasonable, or inconsistent with common sense.”
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Judges: Mathews
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