6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 37 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. Lockridge.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Lockridge Anchor | green | “entencing courts must justify the sentence imposed in order to facilitate appellate review.” | 7 |
| 2 | People v. Bulger | green | “ur judicial role precludes imposing different policy choices than those selected by the legislature . . . .” | 6 |
| 3 | Kansas v. Kansas | green | “whether mitigation exists . . . is largely a judgment call (or perhaps a value call) . . . . and of course the ultimate question whether mitigating circumstances outweigh aggravating circumstances is mostly a question of mercy-the quality of which, as we know, is not strained.” | 6 |
| 4 | Jones v. Mississippi | green | “he miller court stated that a judge or jury must have the opportunity to consider the defendant's youth and must have discretion to impose a different punishment than life without parole.” | 6 |
| 5 | People v. Skinner | green | “it is undisputed that all of factors are mitigating factors.” | 6 |
| 6 | People v. Skinner | green | “miller simply held that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles violate the eighth amendment and that before such a sentence can be imposed on a juvenile, the sentencer must consider the mitigating qualities of youth.” | 6 |
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