233 Ga. App. 897 - Burgos v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
June 2009
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Bowers v. Hardwick · Johnson v. State · Bright v. State · State v. Braddy
Most-quoted passages
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“"A statute is presumed to be valid and constitutional until the contrary appears.... (Cits.)" [Cit.] A presumption arises when a defendant is sentenced within the statutory limits set by the legislature that such sentence does not violate the Eighth Amendment's guarantee against cruel and unusual punishment. Such presumption remains until a defendant sets forth a factual predicate showing that such legislatively authorized punishment was so overly severe or excessive in proportion to the offense as to shock the conscience. [Cit.]”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
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