New Mexico Supreme Court· 5/28/2003

State v. Davis

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74 P.3d 1064
134 N.M. 172
2003 NMSC 022

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stating that if “adherence to the literal use of the words would lead to injustice, absurdity or contradiction,” then “the statute is to be construed according to its obvious spirit or reason”
stating that the main goal of statutory construction is to give effect to the intent of the legislature and that interpreting a statute is a question of law that is reviewed de novo
a “statute is to be construed according to its obvious spirit or reason” where literal adherence would lead to “injustice, absurdity or contradiction”
a “statute is to be construed according to its obvious spirit or reason” where literal adherence would lead to “injustice, absurdity or contradiction”
“[S]tatutes are to be given effect as written without room for construction unless the language is doubtful, ambiguous, or an adherence to the literal use of the words would lead to injustice, absurdity or contradiction . . . .”
“[S]tatutes are to be given effect as written without room for construction unless the language is doubtful, ambiguous, or an adherence to the literal use of the words would lead to injustice, absurdity or contradiction . . . .”

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Judges: Chávez, Maes, Minzner, Serna, Bosson

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