State v. Rafuse

How courts have described this case

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

• “Statutes generally use ‘shall’ as imperative or mandatory language. . . . [I]t is a word of command, and it is inconsistent with a concept of discretion.”
• “[T]he plain meaning of ‘must’ is a command, synonymous with ‘shall.’ ”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).