Oregon Supreme Court· 8/21/2014

State v. Walker

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356 Or. 4
333 P.3d 316
2014 Ore. LEXIS 631

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recognizing that the legislature may choose language that effectuates a broader solution in an effort to more expan- sively address the specific problem spurring the legislation
recognizing text and context of the statute as “the best indications of the leg- islature’s intent”
noting that legislative history may reveal the legislature’s under- standing of a term
noting that legislative history may reveal the legislature’s under- standing of a term
observing that a word’s dictionary definition likely reflects the legislature’s intended meaning
explaining that federal case law predating the enactment of an Oregon statute modeled on a federal statute provides useful context in construing our own statute; later case law is considered only for such persuasive value as it may have

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