6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 69 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 People v. Edwards.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Edwards Anchor | green | “the petition is frivolous or is patently without merit.” | 20 |
| 2 | People v. Cathey | green | “to prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must demonstrate that counsel's performance was deficient and that the deficient performance prejudiced the defendant.” | 14 |
| 3 | People v. Cathey | green | “counsel's performance was objectively unreasonable under prevailing professional norms and that there is a 'reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different.” | 11 |
| 4 | People v. Cathey | green | “there is a 'reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different.” | 10 |
| 5 | People v. Henderson | green | “precludes a finding of ineffective assistance of counsel.” | 9 |
| 6 | People v. White | green | “an example of an indisputably meritless legal theory is one that is completely contradicted by the record,” | 5 |
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.