J. J. v. State

Clark, Judge.

"Since this involves a question that has not yet been decided by our appellate courts, the best we can do is to make a guess as to their ultimate decision.” Words of similar import have frequently been stated by lawyers in advising clients. Trial judges too have made such comments when dealing with interpretations of new statutes. While laymen may express surprise because of the often expressed truism that "We are a nation of laws, not men,” the fact is that it is men1 who legislate, interpret, and apply the laws.

Those rueful ruminations are not to be construed as *661legalistic…