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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 45 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 Shun Warren v. Michael Baenen.

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1 Shun Warren v. Michael Baenen Anchor
ca7 · 2013
green “counsel is not ineffective for failing to raise meritless claims.” 25
2 Thomas Hurlow v. United States
ca7 · 2013
green “epresentations made to a court during a plea colloquy are presumed to be true.” 15
3 Nunez v. United States
ca7 · 2007
green “defendants cannot obtain relief by the expedient of contradicting statements freely made under oath, unless there is a compelling reason for the disparity.” 5

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