4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 24 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 Fair v. Warden.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fair v. Warden Anchor | green | “unless a petitioner makes both showings, it cannot be said that the conviction . . . resulted from a breakdown in the adversary process that renders the result unreliable.” | 10 |
| 2 | Payne v. Robinson | green | “habeas review of constitutional claims never raised in the trial court, in violation of the rules of practice, would thrust too great a burden on the criminal justice system.” | 6 |
| 3 | Simms v. Warden, State Prison | green | “that the issues are debatable by jurists of reason; that a court could resolve the issues in a different manner; or that the questions deserve encouragement to proceed further.” | 4 |
| 4 | Franko v. Bronson | green | “if the court finds any of the legal points arguable on their merits (and therefore not frivolous) the court must, prior to decision, afford the indigent the assistance of counsel to argue the appeal.” | 4 |
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.