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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 52 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. Abu-Jamal.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commonwealth v. Abu-Jamal Anchor | green | “on appeal from the denial of pcra relief, our standard of review is whether the findings of the pcra court are supported by the record and free of legal error.” | 28 |
| 2 | Com. of Pa. v. Montgomery | green | “the timeliness requirement for pcra petitions 'is mandatory and jurisdictional in nature.” | 11 |
| 3 | Commonwealth v. Pew | green | “the question of whether a petition is timely raises a question of law, and where a petitioner raises questions of law, our standard of review is de novo and our scope of review is plenary.” | 9 |
| 4 | Commonwealth v. Flanagan | green | “allegations of ineffectiveness in connection with the entry of a guilty plea will serve as a basis for relief only if the ineffectiveness caused appellant to enter an involuntary or unknowing plea.” | 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.