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cruel and unusual punishments clause in Illinois

6 Illinois opinions name it 2 courts 2011–2020 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.

Followed or applied (1)

CaseFollowedCited
Graham v. Floridagreen
scotus · 2010 · cited in 2 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2011–2011
2 sentences

2011One "prohibits the imposition of inherently barbaric punishments under all circumstances." Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. ___ , ___, 130 S.Ct. 2011, 2021 , 176 L.Ed.2d 825 (2010).

2011One "prohibits the imposition of inherently barbaric punishments under all circumstances." Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. ___ , ___, 130 S.Ct. 2011, 2021 , 176 L.Ed.2d 825 (2010).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (2)

CaseCitedYears
Benard McKinley v. Kim Butler green
ca7 · 2016
2 sentences

2020The court stated that while defendant had made claims about the constitutionality of his sentence in state court, he “had failed to argue to the state courts on direct appeal that his prison sentence violated the cruel and unusual punishments clause of the Eighth Amendment, which the Supreme Court has made applicable to the states by interpretation of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.” Id. at 910 .

2020The court stated that while defendant had made claims about the constitutionality of his sentence in state court, he “had failed to argue to the state courts on direct appeal that his prison sentence violated the cruel and unusual punishments clause of the Eighth Amendment, which the Supreme Court has made applicable to the states by interpretation of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.” Id. at 910 .

22020–2020
United States v. Bajakajian green
scotus · 1998
2 sentences

2018Until that case, however, the Court had not "articulated *1184 a standard for determining whether a punitive forfeiture is constitutionally excessive." Bajakajian , 524 U.S. at 334 , 118 S.Ct. 2028 . ¶ 17 To fill that analytical void, the Court borrowed from its own case law on the cruel and unusual punishments clause.

2018Until that case, however, the Court had not "articulated *1184 a standard for determining whether a punitive forfeiture is constitutionally excessive." Bajakajian , 524 U.S. at 334 , 118 S.Ct. 2028 . ¶ 17 To fill that analytical void, the Court borrowed from its own case law on the cruel and unusual punishments clause.

22018–2018

Statutes the citing opinions construe

IL § 725 ILCS 5/122-1 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

CA 35 (1972–2023) IL 6 (2011–2020) CT 5 (2003–2019) CO 4 (1991–1993) UT 3 (1997–2015) MI 3 (2014–2014) NY 3 (1975–1997) PA 2 (1998–2015) TN 2 (1981–2005) FL 2 (2002–2018)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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