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6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 56 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 Balfour v. State.

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1 Balfour v. State Anchor
miss · 1992
green “what may be harmless error in a case with less at stake becomes reversible error when the penalty is death.” 21
2 Grayson v. State
miss · 2001
green “the trial court's decision on a motion for funding for consultants or investigators for an indigent defendant is reviewed for abuse of discretion.” 13
3 Ross v. Moffitt
scotus · 1974
green “an adequate opportunity to present their claims fairly within the adversary system,” 12
4 Harrison v. State
miss · 1994
green “of course a defendant must come forth with concrete reasons, not unsubstantiated assertions that assistance would be beneficial.” 4
5 Harrison v. State
miss · 1994
green “a defendant must come forth with concrete reasons, not unsubstantiated assertions that assistance would be beneficial” 3
6 Harrison v. State
miss · 1994
green “so egregious as to deny him due process and where his trial was thereby rendered fundamentally unfair.” 3

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