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Page 103
Unfortunately , the majority fails to reach the correct construction because it
concludes , without any support in the statutory language or evidence of
legislative intent , that the Legislature intended to adopt the common law doctrine
that a minor ...
Unfortunately , the majority fails to reach the correct construction because it
concludes , without any support in the statutory language or evidence of
legislative intent , that the Legislature intended to adopt the common law doctrine
that a minor ...
Page 115
Like all statutory construction aids , the rules on using the common law reflect a
balance between recognizing the common law where the Legislature intended to
continue it and recognizing that the Legislature has the duty to define a different ...
Like all statutory construction aids , the rules on using the common law reflect a
balance between recognizing the common law where the Legislature intended to
continue it and recognizing that the Legislature has the duty to define a different ...
Page 139
The majority ' s point expressed over and over again in various statements is that
because the common law stated that a minor , ' or a person under ten years of
age , cannot consent to a sexual act , therefore a statute using the term “ consent
...
The majority ' s point expressed over and over again in various statements is that
because the common law stated that a minor , ' or a person under ten years of
age , cannot consent to a sexual act , therefore a statute using the term “ consent
...
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