39 Va. App. 601 - Hulcher v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
15 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 18 Va. App. 840 - Woolfolk v. Commonwealth · Ansell v. Commonwealth · 24 Va. App. 190 - Moreno v. Moreno · Holloman v. Commonwealth · Thurston Metals & Supply Co., Inc. v. Taylor
Most-quoted passages
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“doctrine of pari materia teaches that `statutes are not to be considered as isolated fragments of law, but as a whole, or as parts of a great, connected homogenous system, or a simple and complete statutory arrangement.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“proper construction seeks to harmonize the provisions of a statute both internally and in relation to other statutes.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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