Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2/13/1998

Lewis v. State

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705 A.2d 1128
348 Md. 648
1998 Md. LEXIS 19

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recognizing the special emphasis placed upon construing simultaneously enacted statutory provisions in a consistent and harmonious fashion
recognizing the special emphasis placed upon construing simultaneously enacted statutory provisions in a consistent and harmonious fashion
stating that statutory interpretation “must be reasonable and consonant with logic and common sense.”
“We shall not interpret a statute to produce unusual or extraordinary results, absent the clear legislative intent to enact such a provision.”
“We shall not interpret a statute to produce unusual or extraordinary results, absent the clear legislative intent to enact such a provision.”
where “the provision enhancing the sentence was ambiguous, the ambiguity must be resolved in favor of the defendant”

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Judges: Bell, Eldridge, Rodowsky, Chasanow, Raker, Wilner, Karwacki

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