589 So. 2d 385 - Leftwich v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
2
states following
July 2014
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Harmelin v. Michigan · Rummel v. Estelle · Hutto v. Davis · 576 So. 2d 281 - State v. Williams · 564 So. 2d 1169 - Barber v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“[t]he length of the sentence actually imposed is generally said to be a matter of legislative prerogative.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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