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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.

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1 State v. Kalish Anchor
ohio · 2008
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
ohio · 1991
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)
ohio · 2017
green “the revised code creates an inherent expectation 'that a criminal offender will receive meaningful consideration for parole.” 8
4 State v. Polley
ohioctapp · 2020
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
ca6 · 1984
green “mandatory language' in connection with 'specific substantive predicates” 4
6 State v. Leet
ohioctapp · 2020
green “reagan tokes does not facially violate a defendant's right to procedural due process.” 4
7 State v. Adams
ohio · 1988
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

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