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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 9 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 Commonwealth v. Hubbard.

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1 Commonwealth v. Hubbard Anchor
pa · 1977
red “it is well-established that a claim of ineffectiveness must be raised at the earliest possible stage in the proceedings at which counsel whose effectiveness is questioned no longer represents the defendant” 3
2 Commonwealth v. Green
pa · 1998
green “it is well-established that a claim of ineffectiveness must be raised at the earliest possible stage in the proceedings at which counsel whose effectiveness is questioned no longer represents the defendant” 3
3 Commonwealth v. Kenney
pa · 1999
green “in order to preserve claims of ineffectiveness of counsel under the pcra, the claims must be raised at the earliest stage in the proceedings at which the allegedly ineffective counsel is no longer representing the claimant.” 3

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