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Ludwig v. State

Citations

  • 931 S.W.2d 239
  • 1996 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 84
  • 1996 WL 333693

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating rule of construction that \a comma separating a modifying clause in a statute from the clause immediately preceding is an indication that the modifying clause was intended to modify all the preceding clauses and not only the last antecedent\
  • generally, \a comma should precede a conjunction connecting two coordinate clauses or phrases in a statute in order to prevent the following qualifying phrases from modifying the clause preceding the conjunction\
  • generally, \a comma should precede a conjunction connecting two coordinate clauses or phrases in a statute in order to prevent the following qualifying phrases from modifying the clause preceding the conjunction\
  • generally, \a comma should precede a conjunction connecting two coordinate clauses or phrases in a statute in order to prevent the following qualifying phrases from modifying the clause preceding the conjunction\
  • generally, \a comma should precede a conjunction connecting two coordinate clauses or phrases in a statute in order to prevent the following qualifying phrases from modifying the clause preceding the conjunction\
  • “Generally, the presence of a comma separating a modifying clause in a statute from the clause immediately preceding is an indication that the modifying clause was intended to modify all the preceding clauses and not only the last antecedent one

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Judges: Clinton, Baird

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