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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 59 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. Mason, L., Aplt.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commonwealth v. Mason, L., Aplt Anchor | green | “to demonstrate prejudice, a petitioner must show that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's actions or inactions, the result of the proceeding would have been different.” | 23 |
| 2 | Commonwealth v. Treiber, S., Aplt | green | “a pcra court's credibility findings are to be accorded great deference, and where supported by the record, such determinations are binding on a reviewing court.” | 16 |
| 3 | Commonwealth v. Payne | green | “in order to obtain relief under the pcra premised upon a claim that counsel was ineffective, a petitioner must establish beyond a preponderance of the evidence that counsel's ineffectiveness 'so undermined the truth-determining process that no reliable adjudication of guilt or i…” | 15 |
| 4 | Commonwealth, Aplt v. Bardo, M. | green | “whether there were other more logical courses of action which counsel could have pursued,” | 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.