Appellate Court of Illinois· 9/26/1995

People v. Acevedo

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656 N.E.2d 118
211 Ill. Dec. 926
275 Ill. App. 3d 420
1995 Ill. App. LEXIS 744

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holding that, when considering legislation, courts must select an interpretation that leads to logical results and avoids that which would be absurd
holding that, when considering legislation, courts must select an interpretation that leads to logical results and avoids that which would be absurd
holding that, when considering legislation, courts must select an interpretation that leads to logical results and avoids that which would be absurd
in considering legislative intent, we presume that legislature did not intend absurdity, inconvenience, or injustice
“The language of a statute must be viewed as a whole, such that each section of the statute is examined in relation to every other section”

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Judges: Bowman

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