407 Wis. 2d 321 - State v. Corey T. Rector’s Empirical Analysis
2023
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
July 2025
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Shepard v. United States · Lorillard v. Pons · Bragdon v. Abbott · Jacobellis v. Ohio · State Ex Rel. Kalal v. Circuit Court for Dane County
Most-quoted passages
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“In discerning plain meaning, we . . . give 'technical or specially- defined words or phrases' their 'technical or special definitional meaning.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[S]tatuory language is read where possible to give reasonable effect to every word, in order to avoid surplusage.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[S]tatutory interpretation begins with the language of the statute.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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