6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 83 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 Martin v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole Anchor | green | “where an offender is incarcerated on both a board detainer and new criminal charges, all time spent in confinement must be credited to either the new sentence or the original sentence.” | 27 |
| 2 | Zerby v. Shanon | green | “substantial reasons for concluding that a petitioner's arguments are meritless.” | 24 |
| 3 | Zerby v. Shanon | green | “substantial reasons for concluding that” | 13 |
| 4 | Pittman v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole | green | “articulate the basis for its decision to grant or deny a cpv credit for time served at liberty on parole.” | 12 |
| 5 | Miskovitch v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole | green | “a determination that the appeal lacks any basis in law or fact.” | 4 |
| 6 | R.Barnes v. PBPP | green | “the reason the board gives does not have to be extensive and a single sentence explanation is likely sufficient in most instances” | 3 |
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.