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6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 45 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. Weitbrecht.

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1 State v. Weitbrecht Anchor
ohio · 1999
green “excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” 10
2 McDougle v. Maxwell
ohio · 1964
green “cases in which cruel and unusual punishments have been found are limited to those involving sanctions which under the circumstances would be considered shocking to any reasonable person.” 9
3 State v. Chaffin
ohio · 1972
green “a punishment does not violate the constitutional prohibition against cruel and unusual punishments, if it be not so greatly disproportionate to the offense as to shock the sense of justice of the community.” 9
4 McDougle v. Maxwell
ohio · 1964
green “limited to those involving sanctions which under the circumstances would be considered shocking to any reasonable person.” 8
5 In re C.P.
ohio · 2012
green “central to the constitution's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment is the 'precept of justice that punishment for crime should be graduated and proportioned to the offense.” 6
6 Arbino v. Johnson & Johnson
ohio · 2007
green “the ultimate arbiter of public policy” 3

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