State v. Ninham’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
42
cited by 42 later decisions
2
states following
June 2024
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 38 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Atkins v. Virginia · Roper Superintendent Potosi Correctional Center v. Simmons · Trop v. Dulles · Thompson v. Oklahoma · State v. Gallion
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 42 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“A deprivation cannot violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against 'cruel and unusual punishment' unless it first qualifies as 'punishment.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. State v. C. G. · State v. C. G.“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. State v. C. G. · State v. C. G.
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.