6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 214 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Childress v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Childress v. State Anchor | green | “may revise a sentence authorized by statute if, after due consideration of the trial court's decision, we find that the sentence is inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and the character of the offender.” | 155 |
| 2 | Childress v. State | green | “the court may revise a sentence authorized by statute if, after due consideration of the trial court's decision, the court finds that the sentence is inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and the character of the offender.” | 27 |
| 3 | Fonner v. State | green | “the question under appellate rule 7(b) is not whether another sentence is more appropriate; rather, the question is whether the sentence imposed is inappropriate.” | 15 |
| 4 | Davidson v. State | green | “our sense of the culpability of the defendant, the severity of the crime, the damage done to others, and myriad other facts that come to light in a given case.” | 7 |
| 5 | Fonner v. State | green | “if another sentence might be more appropriate; rather, the question is whether the sentence imposed is inappropriate.” | 7 |
| 6 | Washington v. State | green | “the details and circumstances of the commission of the offense.” | 3 |
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