People v. Couzens

How courts have described this case

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

• “When construing ' a statute, we must look at the whole law and effectuate the legislature’s intent.”
• “‘Courts must give effect to every word, phrase, and clause in a statute and avoid an interpretation that renders nugatory or surplusage any part of a statute.’”
• “[Wjords and phrases used in an act should be read in context with the entire act and assigned such meanings as to harmonize with the act as a whole.”
• “ ‘Courts must give effect to every word, phrase, and clause in a statute and avoid an interpretation that renders nugatory or surplusage any part of a statute.’ ”
• “[W]ords and phrases used in an act should be read in context with the entire act and assigned such meanings as to harmonize with the act as a whole.”
• “[W]ords and phrases used in an act should be read in context with the entire act and assigned such meanings as to harmonize with the act as a whole.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).