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Court of Appeals of Maryland· 6/29/2000

Webster v. State

Citations

  • 754 A.2d 1004
  • 359 Md. 465
  • 2000 Md. LEXIS 388

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that “ ‘ambiguity in a criminal penal statute, in accordance with the rule of lenity, ordinarily is to be construed against the State and in favor of the defendant’
  • stating that “ambiguity in a criminal penal statute, in accordance with the rule of lenity, ordinarily is to be construed against the State and in favor of the defendant”
  • stating that “ambiguity in a criminal penal statute, in accordance with the rule of lenity, ordinarily is to be construed against the State and in favor of the defendant”
  • noting that the modification of a sentence “does 23 not result in the entry of a wholly new judgment,” but merely “resurrects the penalty portion of the judgment”
  • stating that if a statute is clouded by ambiguity or obscurity, it is necessary not only to consider the literal and usual meaning of the words, but their meaning in light of setting, objectives, and purpose of enactment
  • stating that if a statute is clouded by ambiguity or obscurity, it is necessary not only to consider the literal and usual meaning of the words, but their meaning in light of setting, objectives, and purpose of enactment

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Judges: Bell

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