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· 7/1/2010

Strickland v. Waymire

Citations

  • 235 P.3d 605
  • 126 Nev. 230
  • 126 Nev. Adv. Rep. 25
  • 2010 Nev. LEXIS 24

How courts have described this case

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

  • affirming a district court decision that reached the right result, albeit for an arguably wrong reason
  • \The goal of constitutional interpretation is to determine the public understanding of a legal text leading up to and in the period after its enactment or ratification.\
  • “The constitution may not be construed according to a statute enacted pursuant thereto; rather, statutes must be construed consistent with the constitution—and rejected if inconsistent therewith.” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)

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Judges: Pickering, Parraguirre, Hardesty, Douglas, Cherry, Saitta, Gibbons

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