People v. Pinkney

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that canons of construction can be overcome if the language of a statute is clear enough
• holding that canons of construction can be overcome if there is sufficient evidence to do so
• suggesting that the Legislature probably inadvertently failed to maintain forgery as a crime under the Michigan Election Law
• explaining that this Court strives to avoid rendering any part of a statute nugatory
• noting that the canon against surplusage is only a general rule
• noting that the canon against surplusage is only a general rule

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Cited by

41 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• People of Michigan v. Edward Michael Czuprynski
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2018-08-02· cited 44×
• Santander Consumer USA Inc v. State Treasurer
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2018-07-20· cited 26×
• People of Michigan v. Keith Eric Wood
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2018-12-11· cited 7×
• In re MGR
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2019-06-06· cited 6×
• LandWatch Lane County v. Lane County
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 2024-10-23· cited 5×
• People of Michigan v. Lillian Roberts
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2019-03-21
• Kelley Crego v. Edward W Sparrow Hospital Assn
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2019-04-16
• People of Michigan v. Terence Mitchell Bruce
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2019-07-25
• People of Michigan v. Adam Douglas Grant
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2019-09-19
• Maureen Van Hoven v. Buckles & Buckles, P.L.C.
  Sixth Circuit· 2020-01-16
• Trugreen Limited Partnership v. Department of Treasury
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2020-04-10
• Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP v. City of Detroit
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2020-05-18
• House of Representatives v. Governor
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2020-08-21
• in Re Certified Question (Midwest Inst of Health V
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2020-10-02
• Bryan Punturo v. Brace Kern
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2020-12-11
• People of Michigan v. Ricky Dale Jack
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2021-03-11
• People of Michigan v. Thomas Emerson Meeker
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2021-05-06
• Lakeshore Group v. Department of Environmental Quality
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2021-05-20
• Dept of Talent & Economic Development v. Great Oaks Country Club
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2021-06-07
• Law Offices of Jeffrey Sherbow v. Fieger & Fieger Pc
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2021-06-09

Cites

26 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Connecticut National Bank v. Germain
  Supreme Court· 1992-03-09· cited 3,104×
• Lamie v. United States Trustee
  Supreme Court· 2004-01-26· cited 1,956×
• Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Ltd. Partnership
  Supreme Court· 2011-06-09· cited 825×
• Marx v. General Revenue Corp.
  Supreme Court· 2013-02-26· cited 758×
• Iselin v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1926-03-01· cited 327×
• People v. Tennyson
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2010-09-07· cited 146×
• People v. March
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2016-06-23· cited 108×
• People v. Miller
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2015-07-20· cited 105×
• People v. Seewald
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2016-04-25· cited 91×
• Madugula v. Taub
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2014-07-15· cited 87×
• People v. Williams
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2012-05-15· cited 82×
• Baker v. General Motors Corp.
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1980-10-16· cited 81×
• People v. Lewis
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2013-08-27· cited 68×
• People v. Hall
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2016-06-29· cited 48×
• State Board of Education v. Houghton Lake Community Schools
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1988-06-27· cited 45×
• People v. Stephan
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2000-09-06· cited 41×
• People v. Pinkney
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2016-07-26· cited 40×
• People v. Ellis
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1918-12-27· cited 32×
• People v. Couch
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1990-09-26· cited 27×
• Tad Malpass v. Department of Treasury
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2013-06-24· cited 26×

Other cases named People v. Pinkney

20 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• People v. Pinkney
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2011-12-22· cited 53×
• People v. Pinkney
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2001-05-11· cited 45×
• People v. Pinkney
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2016-07-26· cited 40×
• People v. Pinkney
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1989-12-07· cited 11×
• People v. Pinkney
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2008-02-19· cited 10×
• People v. Pinkney
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2000-05-02· cited 4×
• People v. Pinkney
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1987-12-21· cited 3×
• People v. Pinkney
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2010-03-11· cited 1×
• People v. Pinkney
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1988-04-25· cited 1×
• People v. Pinkney
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2009-06-17
• People v. Pinkney
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2009-04-22
• People v. Pinkney
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2019-03-26
• People v. Pinkney
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2020-04-16
• People v. Pinkney
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1914-05-15
• People v. Pinkney
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2013-10-24
• People v. Pinkney
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2013-10-24
• People v. Pinkney
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1999-06-22
• People v. Pinkney
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2002-12-10
• People v. Pinkney
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1914-05-01
• People v. Pinkney
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2009-06-17