Supreme Court of Delaware· 6/2/2015

State v. Barnes

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116 A.3d 883
2015 Del. LEXIS 262
2015 WL 3473382

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explaining that “[t]he doctrine of stare decisis exists to protect the settled expectations of citizens because ‘[e]lementary considerations of fairness dictate that individuals should have an opportunity to know what the law is and conform their conduct accordingly’
“When a statute has been applied by courts and state agencies in a consistent way for a period of years, that is strong evidence in favor of that interpretation”
“The starting point for the interpretation of a statute begins with the statute’s language.”
“The starting point for the interpretation of a statute begins with the statute’s language.”
“The starting point for the interpretation of a statute begins with the statute’s language.”
“[W]hen the prior judicial interpretation was subject to being overturned by the operation of the legislative process and was not overturned, the justification for departing from stare decisis is even more tenuous.”

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Judges: Strine, Holland, Valihura, Vaughn, Seitz

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