Topic: if that language is clear and unambiguous, we simply apply … · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 6 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Adams v. State.

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1 Adams v. State Anchor
ind · 2012
green “if that language is clear and unambiguous, we simply apply its plain and ordinary meaning, heeding both what it 'does say' and what it 'does not say.” 3
2 Michael Day v. State of Indiana
ind · 2016
green “the 'best evidence' of that intent is the statute's language.” 3

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