7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 38 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. Holmes.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commonwealth v. Holmes Anchor | green | “the right to counsel conferred on initial pcra review means 'an enforceable right' to the effective assistance of counsel.” | 13 |
| 2 | Commonwealth v. Albert | green | “in this commonwealth one who is indigent is entitled to the appointment of counsel to assist with an initial collateral attack after judgment of sentence” | 6 |
| 3 | Commonwealth v. Kenney | green | “remand for appointment of counsel is appropriate remedy when the right to appointment of counsel has been effectively denied” | 5 |
| 4 | Commonwealth v. Sherard | green | “we cannot assume that appellant's post-conviction counsel adequately advised appellant of his own inadequacies ....” | 4 |
| 5 | Commonwealth v. Fox | green | “we cannot assume that appellant's post-conviction counsel adequately advised appellant of his own inadequacies ....” | 4 |
| 6 | Com. v. Betts, T. | green | “concerns were not reviewed or investigated by the pcra court in a meaningful way.” | 3 |
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.