Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/11/2000

Commonwealth v. Smith

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431 Mass. 417
728 N.E.2d 272
2000 Mass. LEXIS 241

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noting that it is most appropriate to use construction of one statute to inform construction of another when the two statutes relate to the same class of things or share a similar purpose
limiting incest to penile-vaginal penetration; other sexual activity excluded by incest statute
statutes that relate to common subject matter should be construed together to constitute harmonious whole
when interpreting undefined statutory terms, it is permissible to reference language from other statutes
“[S]tatutes which relate to a common subject matter ‘should be construed together so as to constitute an harmonious whole.’” (quoting Board of Educ. v. Assessor of Worcester, 368 Mass. 511, 513-14 (1975))
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Judges: Cowin, Ireland, Lynch

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