State v. Harkins’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
2
states following
April 2018
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Solem v. Helm · Albright v. Oliver · Meachum v. Fano · Smith v. Doe
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Because there is a rational basis for a special sentence imposed pursuant to Iowa Code section 903B.1 and .2, we find there is no merit to Kingery's claim that the provision violates his substantive due process rights.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“We conclude that Iowa Code section 903B.1... is not grossly disproportionate to the gravity of the offenses to which it applies and its imposition does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“A rational basis standard requires us to consider whether there is 'a reasonable fit between the government interest and the means utilized to advance that interest.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.