9 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 224 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 Commonwealth v. Robinson.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commonwealth v. Robinson Anchor | green | “the pcra confers no authority upon this court to fashion ad hoc equitable exceptions to the pcra time-bar in addition to those exceptions expressly delineated in the act.” | 44 |
| 2 | Commonwealth v. Reyes-Rodriguez | green | “to prevail on an ineffectiveness claim, a pcra petitioner must plead and prove by a preponderance of the evidence that (1) the underlying legal claim has arguable merit; (2) counsel had no reasonable basis for acting or failing to act; and (3) the petitioner suffered resulting p…” | 41 |
| 3 | Commonwealth v. Fears | green | “in reviewing the denial of pcra relief, we examine whether the pcra court's determination 'is supported by the record and free of legal error.” | 36 |
| 4 | Commonwealth v. Widgins | green | “on appeal from the denial of pcra relief, our standard of review requires us to determine whether the ruling of the pcra court is supported by the record and free of legal error.” | 29 |
| 5 | Commonwealth v. Orlando | green | “in the context of a plea, a claim of ineffectiveness may provide relief only if the alleged ineffectiveness caused an involuntary or unknowing plea.” | 22 |
| 6 | Commonwealth v. Reyes-Rodriguez | green | “a petitioner must prove all three factors of the "pierce test,” | 20 |
| 7 | Commonwealth v. Fisher | green | “the pcra precludes relief for those petitioners whose sentences have expired, regardless of the collateral consequences of their sentence.” | 15 |
| 8 | Commonwealth v. Chmiel | green | “a petitioner must prove all three factors of the "pierce test,” | 9 |
| 9 | Commonwealth v. Yager | green | “the law does not require that the defendant be pleased with the outcome of his decision to enter a plea of guilty: all that is required is that his decision to plead guilty be knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently made.” | 8 |
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