State v. Johnson

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that we must avoid a construction of a statute that is “absurd, illogical, or incompatible with common sense” (citation omitted)
• “We neither add nor delete language so as to reflect an intent not evidenced in the plain and unambiguous language of the statute, and we do not construe a statute with ‘forced or subtle interpretations’ that limit or extend its application.” (citation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

69 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• State v. Bey
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2017-03-27· cited 83×
• Gardner v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2011-05-24· cited 76×
• Berry & State Farm v. Queen
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2020-07-27· cited 59×
• Montgomery County v. Deibler
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2011-10-27· cited 54×
• Johnson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2020-02-28· cited 52×
• Johnson v. Mayor of Baltimore
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2013-02-25· cited 42×
• Twigg v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2016-03-28· cited 37×
• Moore v. RealPage Utility Management
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2021-11-30· cited 28×
• Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services v. Doe
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2014-06-30· cited 26×
• State v. Kenvin
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2011-11-04· cited 25×
• Fuster v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2014-04-22· cited 23×
• Fisher v. Eastern Correctional Institution
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2012-04-26· cited 22×
• Allen & Diggs v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2014-11-26· cited 22×
• Bennett v. Harford County
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2023-08-30· cited 20×
• State v. Weems
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2012-11-20· cited 19×
• Employees' Retirement System v. Dorsey
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2013-01-23· cited 19×
• Daughtry v. Nadel
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2020-12-16· cited 19×
• Green v. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2013-01-28· cited 18×
• McCloud v. Department of State Police
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2012-05-21· cited 17×
• State v. Rice, Nero, Miller White & Goodson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2016-05-20· cited 17×