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Jones v. State

Citations

  • 336 Md. 255
  • 647 A.2d 1204
  • 1994 Md. LEXIS 125

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  • “If th[e] language is clear and unambiguous, we need not look beyond the provision’s terms ----”
  • \The rule of lenity [ ] is a maxim of statutory construction which serves only as an aid for resolving an ambiguity and it may not be used to create an ambiguity where none exists.\
  • third crime of violence conviction
  • third crime of violence conviction

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Judges: Bell, Raker

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