People v. Broadie’s Empirical Analysis
1974
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
2
states following
September 2002
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Furman v. Georgia · Trop v. Dulles · Weems v. United States · First National City Bank v. Banco Nacional de Cuba · Moore v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“[T]he constitution assigns to the legislature the power to enact laws defining crimes and fixing the degree and method of punishment and to the judiciary the power to try offenses under these laws and impose punishment within the limits and according to the methods therein provided. In other words, the judiciary's power to impose a particular sentence is defined by the legislature, and there is no constitutional requirement that courts be given discretion in imposing a sentence. In addition, the legislature may impose mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for certain crimes and may preclude the probation or suspension of a sentence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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