Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2/6/1996
State v. Burns
Citations
- 236 Conn. 18
- 670 A.2d 851
- 1996 Conn. LEXIS 28
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- presumption that legislature intends to accomplish reasonable and rational result rather than difficult and possibly bizarre result
- in selecting correct interpretation, court should choose rational result that is effective in accomplishing the evident legislative intent
- rejecting construction creating irrational and unin tended result
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Judges: Peters
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56 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Rivera v. Double A Transportation, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1999-03-16· cited 260×
- Dowling v. SlotnikSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-05-26· cited 170×
- Conway v. Town of WiltonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1996-08-06· cited 154×
- State v. SkakelSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2006-01-24· cited 153×
- Connecticut National Bank v. GiacomiSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-07-22· cited 138×
- Castagno v. WholeanSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1996-11-26· cited 103×
- Herbert S. Newman & Partners, P.C. v. CFC Construction Ltd. PartnershipSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1996-04-30· cited 96×
- Keeney v. Town of Old SaybrookSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1996-05-21· cited 93×
- State v. VelascoSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2000-05-16· cited 89×
- State v. DashSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-07-29· cited 87×
- Hall v. Gilbert & Bennett Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-06-03· cited 82×
- State v. MurraySupreme Court of Connecticut· 2000-09-05· cited 78×
- In re Daniel H.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1996-06-18· cited 68×
- M. Dematteo Construction Co. v. City of New LondonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1996-04-23· cited 67×
- Ferrigno v. Cromwell Development AssociatesSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-03-24· cited 66×
- State v. LedbetterSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-04-15· cited 61×
- State v. State Employees' Review BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-01-07· cited 57×
- Hunnihan v. Mattatuck Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-12-30· cited 44×
- Gil v. Courthouse OneSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-01-14· cited 41×
- Coley v. Camden Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-11-25· cited 40×
Cites
14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1994-07-26· cited 228×
- State v. ChicanoSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1990-12-25· cited 162×
- State v. HintonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1993-08-24· cited 156×
- State v. MetzSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1994-08-02· cited 115×
- State v. SpearsSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1995-07-04· cited 76×
- State v. DolphinSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1987-05-19· cited 56×
- State v. MattioliSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1989-04-04· cited 55×
- LaProvidenza v. State Employees' Retirement CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1979-06-19· cited 38×
- State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1993-08-31· cited 36×
- Murchison v. Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1995-07-04· cited 31×
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1988-02-02· cited 23×
- State v. RussellSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1991-04-09· cited 19×
- State v. BurnsConnecticut Appellate Court· 1995-05-23· cited 4×
- State v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1995-07-10· cited 1×
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