5 canonical passages across 4 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. Tenner.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Tenner Anchor | green | “prejudice' is established when the defendant shows that the 'claimed constitutional error so infected his trial that the resulting conviction violated due process.” | 11 |
| 2 | People v. Allen | green | “cause' is established when the defendant shows that 'some objective factor external to the defense impeded his ability to raise the claim' in his original postconviction proceeding.” | 10 |
| 3 | People v. Reyes | green | “sentencing a juvenile offender to a mandatory term of years that is the functional equivalent of life without the possibility of parole constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the eighth amendment” | 8 |
| 4 | People v. Franklin | green | “this is because federal cases have generally drawn a line at 18 years of age and because the proportionate penalties clause offers a broader path to the same types of relief.” | 5 |
| 5 | People v. Reyes | green | “constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the eighth amendment” | 3 |
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.