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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 102 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 Florencio Rolan v. Donald T. Vaughn, State Correctional Institution-Graterford the District Attorney of Philadelphia.

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1 Florencio Rolan v. Donald T. Vaughn, State Correctional Institution-Graterford the District Attorney of Philadelphia Anchor
ca3 · 2006
green “to the extent that reasonable professional judgments support the limitations on investigation.” 35
2 Government of the Virgin Islands v. William Weatherwax
ca3 · 1996
green “eliminate the distorting effects of hindsight, to reconstruct the circumstances of counsel's challenged conduct, and to evaluate the conduct from counsel's perspective at the time.” 34
3 McBride v. Superintendent, Sci Houtzdale
ca3 · 2012
green “there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different.” 33

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