8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 75 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. Holman.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Holman Anchor | red | “life sentences, whether mandatory or discretionary, for juvenile defendants are disproportionate and violate the eighth amendment, unless the trial court considers youth and its attendant characteristics.” | 20 |
| 2 | People v. Buffer | green | “to prevail on a claim based on miller and its progeny, a defendant sentenced for an offense committed while a juvenile must show that (1) the defendant was subject to a life sentence, mandatory or discretionary, natural or de facto, and (2) the sentencing court failed to conside…” | 20 |
| 3 | People v. Holman | red | “irretrievable depravity, permanent incorrigibility, or irreparable corruption beyond the possibility of rehabilitation.” | 11 |
| 4 | People v. Holman | red | “a juvenile defendant may be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, but only if the trial court determines that the defendant's conduct showed irretrievable depravity, permanent incorrigibility, or irreparable corruption beyond the possibility of rehabilitation.” | 11 |
| 5 | In re Mathias H. | green | “illinois has been a national leader in the field of juvenile justice.” | 4 |
| 6 | People v. Reyes | green | “among the rarest of juvenile offenders whose conduct places him or her beyond the possibility of rehabilitation.” | 4 |
| 7 | People v. LaPointe | green | “miller's unavailability prior to 2012 at best deprived the defendant of 'some helpful support' for his state constitutional claim, which is insufficient to establish 'cause.” | 3 |
| 8 | People v. Savage | green | “illinois courts typically consider the sentencing claims of young adults under the proportionate penalties clause rather than the eighth amendment.” | 2 |
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.