State ex rel. Gradney v. State

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• holding that ambiguity surrounding definition of “murder” in capital felony statute must be construed in defendant’s favor
• declining to apply rule of lenity to interpretation of capital felony statutes
• statutory construction implicating death penalty must be based on conclusion that legislature has clearly and unambiguously made intention known, and rules of strict construction and lenity especially pertinent to death penalty statute

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