Court of Appeals of Maryland· 11/19/2003

Price v. State

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835 A.2d 1221
378 Md. 378
2003 Md. LEXIS 757

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stating that courts must “avoid constructions that are illogical, unreasonable, or inconsistent with common sense” (citations omitted)
acknowledging that a court may not \seek to construe the statute with forced or subtle interpretations that limit or extend its application\
acknowledging that a court may not “seek to construe the statute with forced or subtle interpretations that limit or extend its application”
stating that where the plain language of the statute is “clear and determinative,” “we have no cause for resorting to divining legislative intent”
noting that a statute is ambiguous if two or more reasonable alternative interpretations exist
cautioning that, in construing a statute, the court may not read the statute divorced from its textual context, for “ ‘[ajdherence to the meaning of words does not require or permit isolation of words from their context’ ”

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