Washington Supreme Court· 7/7/2005

State v. Jacobs

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154 Wash. 2d 596
115 P.3d 281

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if statute is ambiguous, rule of lenity requires us to interpret it in the defendant's favor absent contrary legislative intent
plain meaning of statute is discerned in part from context of statute in which provision is found
if a statute is ambiguous, the rule of lenity requires that the appellate court interpret the statute in favor of the defendant absent legislative intent to the contrary
if statute is ambiguous, rule of lenity requires us to interpret it in the defendant’s favor absent contrary legislative intent
“If a statute is ambiguous, the rule of lenity requires us to interpret the statute in favor of the defendant absent legislative intent to the contrary.”
if a statute is ambiguous, the rule of lenity requires that the appellate court interpret the statute in favor of the defendant absent legislative intent to the contrary

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Judges: Fairhurst, Johnson, Madsen, Bridge, Owens, Alexander, Chambers, Sanders

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