· 11/20/1998
State v. Van Woerden
Citations
- 967 P.2d 14
- 93 Wash. App. 110
How courts have described this case
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- in the absence of contrary legislative intent, we apply the rule of lenity, which resolves statutory ambiguities in favor of the criminal defendant
- \Plain language does not require construction.\
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Judges: Armstrong
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