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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 99 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 Breard v. Pruett.

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1 Breard v. Pruett Anchor
ca4 · 1998
green “if a state court clearly and expressly bases its dismissal of a habeas petitioner's claim on a state procedural rule, and that procedural rule provides an independent and adequate ground for the dismissal, the habeas petitioner has procedurally defaulted his federal habeas claim.” 52
2 Ronald Dale Yeatts v. Ronald J. Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
ca4 · 1999
green “when a petitioner fails to comply with state procedural rules and a state court dismisses a claim on those grounds, the claim is procedurally defaulted.” 24
3 Ricky Gray v. David Zook
ca4 · 2015
green “when a petitioner fails to comply with state procedural rules and a state court dismisses a claim on those grounds, the claim is procedurally defaulted.” 23

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