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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.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florencio Rolan v. Donald T. Vaughn, State Correctional Institution-Graterford the District Attorney of Philadelphia Anchor | green | “to the extent that reasonable professional judgments support the limitations on investigation.” | 35 |
| 2 | Government of the Virgin Islands v. William Weatherwax | 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 | green | “there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different.” | 33 |
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.