8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 148 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 Yarborough v. Gentry.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yarborough v. Gentry Anchor | green | “the sixth amendment guarantees reasonable competence, not perfect advocacy judged with the benefit of hindsight.” | 67 |
| 2 | Yarborough v. Gentry | green | “sixth amendment guarantees reasonable competence, not perfect advocacy judged with the benefit of hindsight.” | 27 |
| 3 | Miguel Delgado v. United States | green | “must also prove prejudice by demonstrating that absent counsel's errors there is a reasonable probability that the result of the proceeding would have been different.” | 13 |
| 4 | Aaron M. Deroo v. United States | green | “faces a heavy burden' to establish ineffective assistance of counsel pursuant to section 2255.” | 13 |
| 5 | Ricky L. Wilcox v. Frank X. Hopkins, Warden, Nebraska State Penitentiary | green | “to succeed on this claim, petitioner must show ineffective assistance--that counsel's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness.” | 10 |
| 6 | Miguel Delgado v. United States | green | “petition can be dismissed without a hearing if (1) the petitioner's allegations, accepted as true, would not entitle the petitioner to relief, or (2) the allegations cannot be accepted as true because they are contradicted by the record, inherently incredible or conclusions rath…” | 7 |
| 7 | Oscar E. Kramer, Jr. v. Mike Kemna | green | “stated that failing to interview witnesses or discover mitigating evidence may be a basis for finding counsel ineffective within the meaning of the sixth amendment right to counsel.” | 6 |
| 8 | James W. Chambers v. Bill Armontrout | green | “a duty to make reasonable investigations or to make a reasonable decision that makes particular investigations unnecessary.” | 5 |
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