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Campbell v. State

Citations

  • 49 S.W.3d 874
  • 2001 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 22
  • 2001 WL 219145

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that as used in section 12.42(a), “felony” and “state jail felony” are mutually exclusive
  • noting that the legislature’s use of language in one section of the Penal Code but not another was intentional
  • “In analyzing the language of a statute, we assume that every word has been used for a purpose . . . .”
  • under section 12.42(a) of the Texas Penal Code, “the terms ‘felony’ and ’state jail felony’ are mutually exclusive”
  • In construing a statute, “we assume that every word has been used for a purpose and that each word, phrase, clause, and sentence should be given effect if reasonably possible.”
  • In construing a statute, “we assume that every word has been used for a purpose and that each word, phrase, clause, and sentence should be given effect if reasonably possible.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Johnson, Meyers, Price, Holland, Heryey, Holcomb, Keller, Womack, Keasler

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