4 canonical passages across 4 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 People v. Franklin.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Franklin Anchor | green | “it is well established that offenders who are 18 years and older cannot raise a facial challenge to their sentences under the eighth amendment and the miller line of cases.” | 9 |
| 2 | People v. Humphrey | green | “defendant can point to no case in which an illinois court has recognized that a life sentence imposed on a young adult-21 or older as defendant was-is unconstitutional as applied to that offender under the proportionate penalties clause or the eighth amendment.” | 4 |
| 3 | People v. Rivera | green | “opened the door for young adult offenders to demonstrate that their own specific characteristics at the time of their offense were so like those of a juvenile that the imposition of a life sentence, absent the safeguards established in miller, violates the proportionate penaltie…” | 4 |
| 4 | People v. Evans | green | “opened the door for young adult offenders to demonstrate that their own specific characteristics at the time of their offense were so like those of a juvenile that the imposition of a life sentence, absent the safeguards established in miller, violates the proportionate penaltie…” | 4 |
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.