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7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 77 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 Maples v. Thomas.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maples v. Thomas Anchor | green | “cause for a procedural default exists where something external to the petitioner, something that cannot fairly be attributed to him, . . . impeded his efforts to comply with the state's procedural rule.” | 16 |
| 2 | Holland v. Horn | green | “worked to his actual and substantial disadvantage, infecting his entire trial with error of constitutional dimensions.” | 16 |
| 3 | James H. Carpenter v. Donald T. Vaughn, Warden, State Correctional Institution at Graterford, Pa James Henry Carpenter | green | “by invoking one complete round of the state's established appellate review process,” | 12 |
| 4 | James H. Carpenter v. Donald T. Vaughn, Warden, State Correctional Institution at Graterford, Pa James Henry Carpenter | green | “failure to consider the claim will result in a fundamental 'miscarriage of justice.” | 10 |
| 5 | James H. Carpenter v. Donald T. Vaughn, Warden, State Correctional Institution at Graterford, Pa James Henry Carpenter | green | “cause for a procedural default exists where something external to the petitioner, something that cannot fairly be attributed to him, . . . impeded his efforts to comply with the state's procedural rule.” | 8 |
| 6 | Saleem Bey v. Superintendent Greene SCI | green | “because the state court did not consider the claim on the merits.” | 8 |
| 7 | Saleem Bey v. Superintendent Greene SCI | green | “de novo because the state court did not consider the claim on the merits.” | 7 |
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.