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6 canonical passages across 5 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 Jeffery Harris v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffery Harris v. United States Anchor | green | “claiming the right to be released upon the ground that the sentence was imposed in violation of the constitution or laws of the united states . . . may move the court which imposed the sentence to vacate, set aside or correct the sentence.” | 22 |
| 2 | Koons v. United States | green | “the question is whether an attorney's representation amounted to incompetence under prevailing professional norms, not whether it deviated from best practices or most common custom.” | 7 |
| 3 | Carletos E. Hardamon v. United States | green | “maintains a strong presumption that the defendant received effective assistance,” | 7 |
| 4 | United States v. Recendiz | green | “inherent in this right is that the defendant is entitled to the effective assistance of counsel.” | 7 |
| 5 | United States v. Recendiz | green | “reasonable probability that, but for the ineffective assistance, the result of the proceedings would have been different.” | 6 |
| 6 | Torzala v. United States | green | “only be raised in a 2255 proceeding if the defendant demonstrates that he is actually innocent, or that there is cause and actual prejudice.” | 4 |
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.