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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 39 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 Childress v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Childress v. State Anchor | green | “is the starting point the legislature has selected as an appropriate sentence for the crime committed.” | 25 |
| 2 | Randy L. Knapp v. State of Indiana | green | “the 7(b) 'appropriateness' inquiry is a discretionary exercise of the appellate court's judgment, not unlike the trial court's discretionary sentencing determination.” | 9 |
| 3 | Smith v. State | green | “based on the gravity, nature and number of prior offenses as they relate to the current offense.” | 5 |
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.