Macchione v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “"It is a basic rule of statutory construction that ‘the Legislature does not intend to enact useless provisions, and courts should avoid readings that would render part of a statute meaningless.’” Dennis v. State, 51 So.3d 456, 463 (Fla.2010) (quoting Martinez v. State, 981 So.2d 449, 452 (Fla.2008) (oth er citation omitted)); State v. Goode, 830 So.2d 817, 824 (Fla.2002); Unruh v. State, 669 So.2d 242, 245 (Fla. 1996) (“As a fundamental rule of statutory construction, ‘courts should avoid readings that would render part of a statute meaningless.’ ” (quoting Forsythe v. Longboat Key Beach Erosion Control Dist., 604 So.2d 452, 456 (Fla. 1992))); Sharer v. Hotel Corp. of Am., 144 So.2d 813, 817 (Fla. 1962) ("It should never be presumed that the legislature intended to enact purposeless and therefore useless, legislation.”); Quarantello v. Leroy, 977 So.2d 648, 651 (Fla. 5th DCA), review denied, 987 So.2d 1210 (Fla.2008).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 135 So. 3d 513 - Heilman v. State

2. “[W]hatever the consequences, we must accept the plain meaning of plain words.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 271 So. 3d 164 - JUAN MESEN v. STATE OF FLORIDA