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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 49 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 Dennis v. Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

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1 Dennis v. Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Anchor
ca3 · 2016
green “a state court decision is an 'unreasonable application of federal law' if the state court 'identifies the correct governing legal principle,' but 'unreasonably applies that principle to the facts of the prisoner's case.” 19
2 Dennis v. Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
ca3 · 2016
green “the governing legal principle or principles set forth by the supreme court at the time the state court renders its decision.” 15
3 Commonwealth v. Sepulveda
pa · 2012
green “in order to obtain relief on a claim of ineffectiveness, a pcra petitioner must satisfy the performance and prejudice test set forth in strickland.” 15

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