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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 16 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 Alfred R. Dyer v. Arthur Calderon, Warden, of California State Prison at San Quentin.

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1 Alfred R. Dyer v. Arthur Calderon, Warden, of California State Prison at San Quentin Anchor
ca9 · 1998
green “so long as the fact-finding process is objective and reasonably explores the issues presented, the state trial judge's findings based on that investigation are entitled to a presumption of correctness.” 5
2 Alfred R. Dyer v. Arthur Calderon, Warden, of California State Prison at San Quentin
ca9 · 1998
green “an informal in camera hearing may be adequate for this purpose; due process requires only that all parties be represented, and that the investigation be reasonably calculated to resolve the doubts raised about the juror's impartiality.” 4
3 Fields v. Woodford
ca9 · 2002
green “supreme court has never explicitly adopted (or rejected) the doctrine of implied bias” 4
4 Frederico Gonzalez v. Cheryl Pliler, Warden
ca9 · 2003
green “the unsubstantiated comments of others” 3

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