Illinois Supreme Court· 2/22/2002

People v. Ellis

Citations

765 N.E.2d 991
199 Ill. 2d 28
262 Ill. Dec. 383
2002 Ill. LEXIS 288

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finding a substantive difference between remaining silent and actively lying in addressing the constitutionality of the related offense of obstructing justice
finding a substantive difference between remaining silent and actively lying in addressing the constitutionality of the related offense of obstructing justice
in effecting legislative intent by viewing the statute’s plain language, “[the court] must not depart from the statute’s plain language by reading into it exceptions, limitations, or conditions the legislature did not express”
in effecting legislative intent by viewing the statute’s plain language, “[the court] must not depart from the statute’s plain language by reading into it exceptions, limitations, or conditions the legislature did not express”
statutes are read as a whole, so that interpretation of the language does not render any part meaningless or superfluous, and the words and phrases are construed in light of other relevant provisions of the statute

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Judges: Kilbride

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