392 Pa. Super. 388 - Commonwealth v. Hood’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
2
states following
July 1998
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Jackson · Commonwealth v. Ohle · Commonwealth v. Hill · 249 Pa. Super. 185 - Commonwealth v. Bey · Commonwealth v. Wooten
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“was not a technical term, and therefore under the Statutory Construction Act, 1 Pa.C.S. § 1901 et. seq., ordinary words must be construed according to its common and approved usage. The corollary of that rule, as recognized under the Statutory Construction Act, is that”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“found in section 129(e), was erroneous because it was based upon the Webster's Dictionary definition. Noting that non-technical terms must be given their common and approved usage, this court determined that the dictionary definition of”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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