Stevenson v. State

Terry, J.,

delivering the opinion of the Court:

In dealing with this question, undoubtedly it would be helpful to ascertain the different definitions ascribed to the word “apparent,” as defined by the following authorities:(a) Winston defines the word “apparent” to mean “open to view”; “capable of being easily understood”; “evident”; “seeming”; rather than “true” or "real.” Winston defines the word “apparent” as being synonymous with “likely,” “probable,” or “obvious.”(b) Webster defines the word “apparent” as an adjective and having a primary meaning of “capable of being seen, or easily seen”;…