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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 16 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 Danny Boling v. State of Indiana.

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1 Danny Boling v. State of Indiana Anchor
indctapp · 2013
green “the significance of a criminal history in assessing a defendant's character is based on the gravity, nature, and number of prior offenses in relation to the current offense.” 11
2 Martez Brown v. State of Indiana
ind · 2014
green “we implement this authority through indiana appellate rule 7(b), which provides that we may revise a sentence authorized by statute if, after due consideration of the trial court's decision we find the sentence is inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and the chara…” 5

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