People v. King’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
December 1992
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 85 Ill. 2d 1 - Alvis v. Ribar · 60 Ill. 2d 102 - People v. Sivels · 99 Ill. App. 3d 540 - People v. Kline · 92 Ill. App. 3d 523 - People v. Godinez · People v. Dewaele
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““A longer sentence is not unfair because of the length of its term if it is based on valid sentencing factors in aggravation and mitigation. The length of his sentence may be viewed by the defendant as an index for gauging whether his sentence, as well as his trial, was fair. A defendant’s personal assessment of the term of the sanction imposed, however, is not the operative fact upon which to determine whether a sentence is excessive. * * * Sentencing determinations are complex and challenging. To be fair to a defendant, and the community within which he must dwell, a just punishment must address the activity done, the likelihood of rehabilitation or further criminality by the actor, and the effect the crime has on society. The sanction imposed will only be fair when all sentencing factors are balanced. Recognition of the sentence imposed on a codefendant should also be weighed if properly before the court (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 1005 — 4—1(b)). But such other penalty does not control the later sentencing determination. Rather, it amounts to another component to be considered by the judge sentencing the defendant before him. Rarely will a trial judge be confronted with two codefendants who are really similarly situated in terms of the wrong committed, their individual histories and personalities, or their disposition with respect to the criminal justice system [citations]. *** Defendants are not machines which can be calibrated or categorized for the purpose of l”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““In short, a sentence is supposed to fit both the crime and the criminal and to take into account the interests of the public in the administration of criminal justice. There is no basis in the law for a claim that two defendants involved in the same offense must receive the same sentence.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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