v. Session’s Empirical Analysis
2020
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
November 2021
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Booker · Apprendi v. New Jersey · Blakely v. Washington · Solem v. Helm · Harris v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“"[t]he absolute magnitude of the crime" ...; whether the crime is a lesser-included offense or the greater-inclusive offense; whether the crime involves a completed act or an attempt to commit an act; and whether the defendant was a principal or an accessory after the fact in the criminal episode.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“must scrutinize the triggering offense and the predicate offenses and determine whether in combination they are so lacking in gravity or seriousness so as to suggest that the sentence is unconstitutionally disproportionate to the crime, taking into account the defendant's eligibility for parole.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“For these crimes, ... a trial court may skip the first subpart of step one — the determination regarding the gravity or seriousness of the crimes ....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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