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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 15 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. Guevara.

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1 People v. Guevara Anchor
ill · 2005
green “in analyzing a proportionate penalties challenge, our ultimate inquiry is whether the legislature has set the sentence in accord with the seriousness of the offense.” 8
2 People v. Clemons
ill · 2012
green “if the legislature determines that the exact same elements merit two different penalties, then one of these penalties has not been set in accordance with the seriousness of the offense.” 4
3 People v. Guevara
ill · 2005
green “legislature has set the sentence in accord with the seriousness of the offense.” 3

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