5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 105 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 Mansfield v. SECRETARY, DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansfield v. SECRETARY, DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS Anchor | green | “habeas petition cannot be successful unless it satisfies both and brecht.” | 27 |
| 2 | Sammie Lee Gordon v. John E. Nagle, Warden Attorney General of the State of Alabama | green | “a defendant has the burden of establishing cause and prejudice.” | 26 |
| 3 | Alonzo McCullough v. Harry K. Singletary, Robert Butterworth | green | “a state's interpretation of its own laws or rules provides no basis for federal habeas corpus relief, since no question of a constitutional nature is involved.” | 23 |
| 4 | Anthony Joseph Farina v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections | green | “a claim of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is evaluated under the same standard as for trial counsel.” | 18 |
| 5 | Arthur v. Allen | green | “the petitioner must support the actual innocence claim with new reliable evidence” | 11 |
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.