673 So. 2d 256 - State v. Morgan’s Empirical Analysis
1996
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
February 2014
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Dorthey · State v. Sepulvado · 603 So. 2d 739 - State v. Lobato · State v. Young · 593 So. 2d 704 - State v. Scott
Most-quoted passages
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“[T]he 1974 Louisiana Constitution, Article 1, Section 20 `gives the courts, in the exercise of their judicial power, a basis for determining that sentences, whether fine, imprisonment or otherwise, though not cruel or unusual, are too severe as punishment for certain conduct and thus unconstitutional. It is a basis for extending the court's control over the entire sentencing process.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“However, where the trial court provides adequate support for its decision to impose a sentence under Dorthey , and the record reflects that the sentence was imposed after careful consideration of the particular defendant and the facts of the case, this court will not reverse the sentence imposed by the trial court unless it finds that the trial court abused its broad discretion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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