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State v. Jordan

Citations

  • 303 Kan. 1017
  • 370 P.3d 417
  • 2016 Kan. LEXIS 147

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that 22 legislative inaction is not a strong indicator of legislative intent
  • noting that Legislative inaction is not a strong indicator of legislative intent
  • noting that legislative inaction is not a strong indicator of legislative intent
  • stare decisis \is not a rigid inevitability but a prudent governor on the pace of legal change\
  • rule of lenity indicates that ambiguous criminal statutes should be construed in favor of the accused
  • legislative inaction may not be strongest indicator of legislative purpose but an indicator

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Judges: Beier, Johnson

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