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· 10/19/1961

Long Key Corp. v. Willis-Burch, Inc.

Citations

  • 133 So. 2d 655
  • 1963 A.M.C. 1329

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  • holding that Section 470(a) provides that justification is unavailable for offenses that require a reckless mental state if the defendant’s belief that force is justified is itself reckless
  • ―We presume that the General Assembly intentionally chose particular language . . . .‖
  • “When construing a statute, we attempt to ascertain and give effect to the General Assembly’s intent. If we determine that a statute is unambiguous, we give the statutory language its plain meaning.” (internal quotation marks and citations omitted)
  • \We presume that the General Assembly intentionally chose particular language\

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Judges: Barkdull, Horton, Pearson, Tillman

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