5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 21 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 State v. Iowa District Court for Shelby County.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Iowa District Court for Shelby County Anchor | green | “the legislature possesses the inherent power to prescribe punishment for crime, and the sentencing authority of the courts is subject to that power.” | 9 |
| 2 | State v. Draper | green | “when a sentencing court departs . . . from the legislatively authorized sentence for a given offense, the pronounced sentence is a nullity subject to correction . . . .” | 3 |
| 3 | State v. Hallock | green | “void sentences are not subject to the usual concepts of waiver . . . .” | 3 |
| 4 | State v. Austin | green | “our case law has provided that criminal sentences not authorized by statute are void and cannot be permitted to stand.” | 3 |
| 5 | Brett Noble v. Iowa District Court for Muscatine County | green | “it is well established the parties cannot agree upon an illegal sentence.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.