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6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 184 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. Colavita.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commonwealth v. Colavita Anchor | green | “a pcra petitioner may, after a pcra court denies relief, and after obtaining new counsel or acting pro se, raise claims of pcra counsel's ineffectiveness at the first opportunity to do so, even if on appeal.” | 84 |
| 2 | Commonwealth v. Colavita | green | “that a pcra petitioner may, after a pcra court denies relief, and after obtaining new counsel or acting pro se, raise claims of pcra counsel's ineffectiveness at the first opportunity to do so, even if on appeal.” | 37 |
| 3 | Commonwealth v. Burkett | green | “in determining a layered claim of ineffectiveness, the critical inquiry is whether the first attorney that the defendant asserts was ineffective did, in fact, render ineffective assistance of counsel.” | 24 |
| 4 | Commonwealth v. Burkett | green | “if that attorney was effective, then subsequent counsel cannot be deemed ineffective for failing to raise the underlying issue.” | 18 |
| 5 | Thorson, J. v. EDDW, LLC | green | “bradley did not guarantee a pcra petitioner substantive review of claims of pcra counsel's ineffectiveness, nor did it create an absolute right to remand for development of those claims.” | 11 |
| 6 | Com. v. Sims, R. | green | “a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel does not provide an exception to the pcra time bar.” | 10 |
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.