· 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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