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State v. Lira

Citations

  • 726 P.2d 1015
  • 45 Wash. App. 653
  • 1986 Wash. App. LEXIS 3365

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  • recognizing title-level \building\ definition applies to burglary statute under chapter 9A.52 RCW,as \'[t]o ignore a definition section is to refuse to give legal effect to a part of the statutory law of the state'\ (quoting State V. Taylor, 30 Wn. App. 89, 95, 632 P.2d 892(1981))
  • recognizing title-level \building\ definition applies to burglary statute under chapter 9A.52 RCW,as \'[t]o ignore a definition section is to refuse to give legal effect to a part of the statutory law of the state'\ (quoting State V. Taylor, 30 Wn. App. 89, 95, 632 P.2d 892(1981))
  • a word in a statute will be given its ordinary meaning unless it is defined in the statute

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Judges: Per Curiam

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