On Wed, 18 Jan 1995, Koster wrote:
> which will flag the fact that this material was added later and raise the
> spectre of "judicial intent" as a new factor in the application of judicial
> decisions.
>
I though that judicial intent was important. And, it seems pretty clear
to me that when a court amends an opinion with a clarification, the
clarification may have somewhat greater weight. That is a basic rule of
construction.
Alan Sugarman
sugarman@panix.com
HyperLaw
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