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5 Illinois opinions name it 1 courts 2007–2011 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Illinois courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
People v. Browngreen2 sentences2011App.3d 1150, 1158 , 339 Ill.Dec. 763 , 927 N.E.2d 304 (2010). ¶ 13 To succeed on a proportionate-penalties claim, a "defendant must show that either the penalty imposed (1) is cruel, degrading, or so wholly disproportionate to the offense that it shocks the moral sense of the community (the cruel or degrading test) or (2) differs from one imposed for an offense containing the same elements." People v. Brown, 375 Ill.App.3d 1116, 1118 , 314 Ill.Dec. 511 , 874 N.E.2d 607 (2007). 2011App.3d 1150, 1158 , 339 Ill.Dec. 763 , 927 N.E.2d 304 (2010). ¶ 13 To succeed on a proportionate-penalties claim, a "defendant must show that either the penalty imposed (1) is cruel, degrading, or so wholly disproportionate to the offense that it shocks the moral sense of the community (the cruel or degrading test) or (2) differs from one imposed for an offense containing the same elements." People v. Brown, 375 Ill.App.3d 1116, 1118 , 314 Ill.Dec. 511 , 874 N.E.2d 607 (2007). | 2 | 3 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
People v. Sharpe
green
2 sentences2007Sharpe, 216 Ill. 2d at 521 , 839 N.E.2d at 517 . 2007Sharpe, 216 Ill. 2d at 521 , 839 N.E.2d at 517 . | 2 | 2007–2007 |
People v. Coleman
green
2 sentences2011App.3d 1150, 1158 , 339 Ill.Dec. 763 , 927 N.E.2d 304 (2010). ¶ 13 To succeed on a proportionate-penalties claim, a "defendant must show that either the penalty imposed (1) is cruel, degrading, or so wholly disproportionate to the offense that it shocks the moral sense of the community (the cruel or degrading test) or (2) differs from one imposed for an offense containing the same elements." People v. Brown, 375 Ill.App.3d 1116, 1118 , 314 Ill.Dec. 511 , 874 N.E.2d 607 (2007). 2011App.3d 1150, 1158 , 339 Ill.Dec. 763 , 927 N.E.2d 304 (2010). ¶ 13 To succeed on a proportionate-penalties claim, a "defendant must show that either the penalty imposed (1) is cruel, degrading, or so wholly disproportionate to the offense that it shocks the moral sense of the community (the cruel or degrading test) or (2) differs from one imposed for an offense containing the same elements." People v. Brown, 375 Ill.App.3d 1116, 1118 , 314 Ill.Dec. 511 , 874 N.E.2d 607 (2007). | 1 | 2011–2011 |