5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 82 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. Dorthey.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Dorthey Anchor | green | “measurable contribution to acceptable goals of punishment” | 61 |
| 2 | State v. Young | green | “while a defendant's record of nonviolent offenses may play a role in a sentencing judge's determination that a minimum sentence is too long, it cannot be the only reason, or even the major reason, for declaring such a sentence excessive.” | 6 |
| 3 | State v. Lobato | green | “a sentence is grossly disproportionate if, when the crime and punishment are considered in light of the harm done to society, it shocks the sense of justice.” | 6 |
| 4 | State v. Bell | green | “trial court may not depart from the legislatively mandated minimum simply because of some subjective impression or feeling about the defendant.” | 5 |
| 5 | State v. Harbor | green | “exceptional, which ... means that because of unusual circumstances this defendant is a victim of the legislature's failure to assign sentences that are meaningfully tailored to the culpability of the offender, the gravity of the offense and the circumstances of the case.” | 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.