Supreme Court of Missouri· 1/8/2002

State v. Rowe

Citations

63 S.W.3d 647
2002 Mo. LEXIS 5
2002 WL 15944

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stating that court, under the guise of interpreting a statute, cannot rewrite the statute, but must apply its plain, clear and unambiguous terms
stating that court, under guise of interpreting a statute, cannot rewrite the statute, but must apply its plain, clear, and unambiguous terms
“When the words are clear, there is nothing to construe beyond applying the plain meaning of the law.”
court cannot, under the guise of discerning legislative intent, rewrite statute, but must apply plain meaning of clear, unambiguous statute
court cannot, under the guise of discerning legislative intent, rewrite statute, but must apply plain meaning of clear, unambiguous statute
words of statute prohibiting driving on the highway while license revoked “under the laws of this state” not ambiguous and clearly does not apply to defendant

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Judges: Michael A. Wolff

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