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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 20 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 People v. Buffer.

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1 People v. Buffer Anchor
ill · 2019
green “the act provides a procedural mechanism through which criminal defendants can assert that their federal or state constitutional rights were substantially violated in their original trials or sentencing hearings.” 9
2 People v. House
ill · 2021
green “whether the postconviction petition and any accompanying documentation make a substantial showing of a constitutional violation.” 8
3 Pickel v. SPRINGFIELD STALLIONS, INC.
illappct · 2010
green “well-pleaded facts' is a term that stands in contrast to 'conclusions.” 3

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