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7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 124 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 Sun Bear v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun Bear v. United States Anchor | green | “all claimed errors in conviction and sentencing.” | 20 |
| 2 | Sun Bear v. United States | green | “vacate and set the judgment aside and to discharge the prisoner or resentence him or grant a new trial or correct the sentence as may appear appropriate.” | 19 |
| 3 | United States v. Monte Allen Apfel | green | “the permissible scope of a 2255 collateral attack . . . is severely limited.” | 19 |
| 4 | Sun Bear v. United States | green | “does not encompass all claimed errors in conviction and sentencing.” | 18 |
| 5 | Dwight Thomas v. United States | green | “evidentiary hearings on 2255 motions are preferred, and the general rule is that a hearing is necessary prior to the motion's disposition if a factual dispute exists.” | 16 |
| 6 | Dwight Thomas v. United States | green | “the district court abused its discretion when it credited the attorney's affidavit over the petitioners without first holding an evidentiary hearing.” | 16 |
| 7 | United States v. Stacey Sellner | green | “the district court abused its discretion when it credited the attorney's affidavit over the petitioners without first holding an evidentiary hearing.” | 16 |
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.