City of Independence v. Gates

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that separation of powers doctrine is violated only when one branch usurps essential power of another
• statutory silence regarding authority to impose consecutive sentence did not limit common-law authority; inherent discretionary authority was only limited by certain situations where consecutive sentences were mandated
• “The repeal of a statute which abrogates the common law operates to reinstate the common-law rule, unless it appears that the legislature did not intend such reinstatement.”
• court will not declare legislative act unconstitutional “except upon inescapable grounds”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).