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State v. Farrow

Citations

  • 140 N.H. 473
  • 667 A.2d 1029
  • 1995 N.H. LEXIS 174

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that statutes pertaining to the same subject matter \are to be considered in interpreting\ one another and will be construed \so that they do not contradict each other\ (quotations omitted)
  • stating that statutes pertaining to the same subject matter “are to be considered in interpreting” one another and will be construed “so that they do not contradict each other” (quotations omitted)
  • “This court will avoid construing statutes in a manner that would produce an unjust and seemingly illogical result.” (quotation omitted)
  • statutes which deal with a similar subject matter are to be construed so as not to contradict each other
  • this court examines specific statutes “not in isolation, but in the context of the overall statutory scheme”
  • “We begin our analysis by examining the [statute’s] purpose and effect . . . .”

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Judges: Batchelder, Broderick, Johnson, Rsa, Who

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