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9 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 674 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. Campbell.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Campbell Anchor | green | “no law shall subject any person to cruel or unusual punishment.” | 212 |
| 2 | State v. Batiste | green | “it is well settled that sentences must be individualized to the particular offender and to the particular offense committed.” | 160 |
| 3 | State v. Cook | green | “it is well settled that sentences must be individualized to the particular offender and to the particular offense committed.” | 137 |
| 4 | State v. Smith | green | “it is well settled that sentences must be individualized to the particular offender and to the particular offense committed.” | 71 |
| 5 | State v. Cook | green | “remains in the best position to assess the aggravating and mitigating circumstances presented by each case.” | 51 |
| 6 | State v. Cook | green | “whether the trial court abused its broad sentencing discretion, not whether another sentence might have been more appropriate.” | 23 |
| 7 | State v. Savoy | green | “that sentence review under the louisiana constitution does not provide an appellate court with a vehicle for substituting its judgment for that of a trial judge as to what punishment is more appropriate in a given case.” | 10 |
| 8 | State v. Roberts | green | “also granting mr. gary celestine a judgment in the amount of 28,556.71 against mr. roberts.” | 6 |
| 9 | In re Spruel | neutral | “maximum sentences 'are reserved for ... the most serious violations of the charged offense and for the worst kind of offender.” | 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.