Cephas v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
January 2018
most recently cited
1 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. American Legacy Foundation · State v. Demby
Most-quoted passages
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“Under well-settled case law, Delaware courts look to dictionaries for assistance in determining the plain meaning of terms which are not defined [in a statute].” Cephas v. State, 911 A.2d 799, 801 (Del.2006). Random House provides”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Dickerson v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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