West Virginia Supreme Court· 11/17/1995

State Ex Rel. Morgan v. Trent

Citations

465 S.E.2d 257
195 W. Va. 257
1995 W. Va. LEXIS 205
1995 WL 683018

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holding that rule of lenity applies when courts construe ambiguous criminal statutes
holding that rule of lenity applies when courts construe ambiguous criminal statutes
concluding that although the rule of lenity requires ambiguous language in a criminal statute to be strictly construed, it does not foreclose the Court from considering the particular statutory language and the design of the statute as a whole, its object, and policy
“‘[L]egislatures, not courts, define criminal liability[.]’” (quoting Crandon v. United States, 494 U.S. 152, 158 (1990
\`\`In ascertaining legislative intent, effect must be given to each part of the statute and to the statute as a whole so as to accomplish the general purpose of the legislation.'\'\ (citations omitted)

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Judges: Miller, Albright

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