6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 53 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 Robert Consalvo v. Secretary, Department of Corrections.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Consalvo v. Secretary, Department of Corrections Anchor | green | “we consider questions about the credibility and demeanor of a witness to be questions of fact.” | 11 |
| 2 | Jones v. State | green | “postconviction relief cannot be based on speculative assertions.” | 11 |
| 3 | Anthony Keith Johnson v. State of Alabama | green | “johnson offers only speculation that the missing witnesses would have been helpful. this kind of speculation is 'insufficient to carry the burden of a habeas corpus petitioner.” | 10 |
| 4 | Robert Consalvo v. Secretary, Department of Corrections | green | “determining the credibility of witnesses is the province and function of the state courts, not a federal court engaging in habeas review.” | 10 |
| 5 | William Van Poyck v. Florida Department of Corrections, Michael W. Moore, Secretary of Florida Department of Corrections | green | “a petitioner cannot establish ineffective assistance by identifying additional evidence that could have been presented when that evidence is merely cumulative.” | 8 |
| 6 | Robert Consalvo v. Secretary, Department of Corrections | green | “federal courts have no license to redetermine credibility of witnesses whose demeanor has been observed by the state trial court but not by them. we consider questions about the credibility and demeanor of a witness to be questions of fact.” | 3 |
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