Smith v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that “results that are unreasonable, illogical, or inconsistent with common sense should be avoided with the real legislative intention prevailing over the intention indicated by the literal meaning” (citation and internal quotation omitted)
• explaining that “results that are unreasonable, illogical, or inconsistent with common sense should be avoided with the real legislative intention prevailing over the intention indicated by the literal meaning” (citation and internal quotation omitted)
• explaining that “results that are unreasonable, illogical, or inconsistent with common sense should be avoided with the real legislative intention prevailing over the intention indicated by the literal meaning” (citation and internal quotation omitted)
• “In every case, a statute must be given ‘a reasonable interpretation, not one that is absurd, illogical, or incompatible with common sense.’” (quoting Robinson v. Baltimore Police Dep’t, 424 Md. 41, 51 (2011)
• construing Mackall v. State, 283 Md. 100, 110-11 (1978)
• construing Mackall v. State, 283 Md. 100, 110-11 (1978)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Abortion Statutory Interpretation –Whether Section 20-208 of the Health-General Article Prohibits Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, and Physician Assistants from Providing Medication Abortions – Whether the Same Statute Prohibits Physician Assistants from Performing Surgical Abortions
  Maryland Attorney General Reports· 2020-01-10
• Abortion Statutory Interpretation –Whether Section 20-208 of the Health-General Article Prohibits Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, and Physician Assistants from Providing Medication Abortions – Whether the Same Statute Prohibits Physician Assistants from Performing Surgical Abortions
  Maryland Attorney General Reports· 2020-09-23
• Md Prop. Management v. Peters-Hawkins
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2021-01-28
• Howard v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2024-04-24
• Maryland Attorney General Opinion 105OAG003
  Maryland Attorney General Reports· 2020-01-10
• Maryland Attorney General Opinion 108OAG121
  Maryland Attorney General Reports· 2023-12-21

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Mullaney v. Wilbur
  Supreme Court· 1975-06-09· cited 3,396×
• Conaway v. Deane
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2007-09-18· cited 89×
• State v. Johnson
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2010-08-23· cited 86×
• Allen v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2007-11-08· cited 52×
• Ridge Heating, Air Conditioning and Plumbing, Inc. v. Brennen
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2001-10-19· cited 38×
• Herd v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1999-02-24· cited 26×
• Briggs v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2010-04-12· cited 16×
• Spurrier v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1962-06-14· cited 12×
• Gibraltar Construction & Engineering, Inc. v. State National Bank
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1972-05-17· cited 10×
• Sproates v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1984-04-13· cited 9×
• Robinson v. Baltimore Police Department
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2011-12-20· cited 8×
• Smith v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2011-10-12· cited 1×