Statute treatment: Ind. Code § 35-50-2-3

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 199 citation events across 176 distinct cases.

199citations total

176distinct interpreting cases

8distinct courts

13citations in last 5y

1979–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 People v. Gutierrez (2014) cal 898 own cites 2× in case

#2 Thompson v. Oklahoma (1988) scotus 613 own cites 2× in case

#3 Miller v. Alabama (2012) scotus 6,577 own cites 1× in case

#4 Atkins v. Virginia (2002) scotus 3,353 own cites 1× in case

#5 Sumner v. Shuman (1987) scotus 260 own cites 2× in case

#6 Sherwood v. State (2001) ind 60 own cites 3× in case

#7 Judy v. State (1981) ind 96 own cites 2× in case

#8 Williams v. State (1982) ind 79 own cites 2× in case

#9 Engelica E. Castillo v. State of Indiana (2012) ind 77 own cites 2× in case

#10 State v. Alcorn (1994) ind 32 own cites 3× in case

#11 Johnston v. Dobeski (2000) ind 13 own cites 4× in case

#12 Massey v. State (2004) indctapp 36 own cites 2× in case

#13 Gardner v. State (1979) ind 134 own cites 1× in case

#14 Bostick v. State (2002) ind 25 own cites 2× in case

#15 Edward Lee Jackson v. State of Indiana (2012) indctapp 22 own cites 2× in case

#16 Cooper v. State (1989) ind 64 own cites 1× in case

#17 Bacher v. State (2000) ind 61 own cites 1× in case

#18 Taylor v. State (1997) ind 57 own cites 1× in case

#19 Crawford v. State (2002) ind 50 own cites 1× in case

#20 Scheckel v. State (1993) ind 43 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.