State v. Cronkhite

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding “[t]here is no constitutional or inherent right to be conditionally released from prison prior to the expiration of a valid sentence”
• evaluating section 902.12 and stating that \[i]t is entirely reasonable for the legislature to conclude the crime of murder in the second degree has a broad social impact warranting strict punitive measures\
• “Generally, a sentence that falls within the parameters of a statutorily prescribed penalty does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.” (citations omitted)
• “There can be no serious contention a sentence which is not otherwise cruel and unusual becomes so simply because it is ‘mandatory.’”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).