Topic: cruel and unusual punishments, · Go Syfert
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6 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 26 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 People v. Bullock.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 People v. Bullock Anchor
mich · 1992
green “cruel and unusual punishments,” 6
2 People v. Lorentzen
mich · 1972
green “evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society.” 6
3 People v. Lorentzen
mich · 1972
green “excessive bail shall not be required; excessive fines shall not be imposed; cruel or unusual punishment shall not be inflicted; nor shall witnesses be unreasonably detained.” 5
4 People of Michigan v. Raymond Curtis Carp
mich · 2014
green “first-degree murder is almost certainly the gravest and most serious offense that an individual can commit under the laws of michigan.” 3
5 People of Michigan v. Raymond Curtis Carp
mich · 2014
green “almost certainly the gravest and most serious offense that an individual can commit under the laws of michigan” 3
6 People of Michigan v. Raymond Curtis Carp
mich · 2014
green “forswears altogether the rehabilitative ideal” 3

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