State v. Demby

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• explaining that words and phrases in statutes “shall be construed according to the common and approved usage of the English Language.”
• answering a certified question of law that case could proceed to trial as a capital murder case
• interpreting section (s) and holding that the victim’s age is an aggravating factor when the victim is under the age of 15
• defining the phrase, \14 years of age or younger\ as including any person who has not yet attained the fifteenth birthday for purposes of treating as a death penalty aggravating factor the fact that the victim of the crime is fourteen years old or younger
• defining the phrase, “14 years of age or younger” as including any person who has not yet attained the fifteenth birthday for purposes of treating as a death penalty aggravating factor the fact that the victim of the crime is fourteen years old or younger

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