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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 29 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. Hanible.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commonwealth v. Hanible Anchor | green | “to obtain reversal of a pcra court's decision to dismiss a petition without a hearing, an appellant must show that he raised a genuine issue of fact which, if resolved in his favor, would have entitled him to relief, or that the court otherwise abused its discretion in denying a…” | 17 |
| 2 | Commonwealth v. Hoover | green | “ineffectiveness claims in particular, if the record reflects that the underlying issue is of no arguable merit or no prejudice resulted, no evidentiary hearing is required.” | 5 |
| 3 | Commonwealth v. Hoover | green | “if the record reflects that the underlying issue is of no arguable merit or no prejudice resulted, no evidentiary hearing is required.” | 4 |
| 4 | Commonwealth v. Khalifah | green | “examine each issue raised in the pcra petition in light of the certified record before it in order to determine if the pcra court erred in its determination that there were no genuine issues of material fact in controversy and in denying relief without conducting an evidentiary …” | 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.