7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 71 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. Kalish.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Kalish Anchor | red | “trial courts have full discretion to impose a prison sentence within the statutory range and are no longer required to make findings or give their reasons for imposing maximum, consecutive, or more than the minimum sentences.” | 32 |
| 2 | State v. Collier | green | “if at all possible, statutes must be construed in conformity with the ohio and the united states constitutions.” | 13 |
| 3 | State ex rel. Bailey v. Parole Bd. (Slip Opinions) | green | “the revised code creates an inherent expectation 'that a criminal offender will receive meaningful consideration for parole.” | 8 |
| 4 | State v. Polley | green | “significantly altered the sentencing structure for many of ohio's most serious felonies' by implementing an indefinite sentencing system for those non-life felonies of the first and second degree, committed on or after the effective date.” | 6 |
| 5 | Gary S. Mayes v. Nevin C. Trammell, Chairman, Board of Pardons & Paroles, and Members of the Tennessee Parole Board | green | “mandatory language' in connection with 'specific substantive predicates” | 4 |
| 6 | State v. Leet | green | “reagan tokes does not facially violate a defendant's right to procedural due process.” | 4 |
| 7 | State v. Adams | green | “therefore, assuming the trial court has complied with the applicable rules and statutes, the exercise of its discretion in selecting a sentence within the permissible statutory range is subject to review for abuse of discretion pursuant to foster.” | 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.