102 Ark. App. 309 - Benjamin v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
18
cited by 18 later decisions
1
states following
February 2021
most recently cited
18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Harmelin v. Michigan · Ewing v. California · Grant v. State · Bunch v. State · 91 Ark. App. 86 - LeFever v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“The court, in its discretion, may also instruct the jury that counsel may argue as to alternative sentences for which the defendant may qualify. The jury, in its discretion, may make a recommendation as to an alternative sentence. However, this recommendation shall not be binding on the court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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