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6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 37 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 Jackson v. Commonwealth.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson v. Commonwealth Anchor | green | “since the constitutionality of a search and seizure under the fourth amendment involves questions of law and fact, we give deference to the factual findings of the trial court but independently decide whether, under the applicable law, the manner in which the challenged evidence…” | 9 |
| 2 | Harris v. Com. | green | “based on an assessment of the totality of the circumstances.” | 7 |
| 3 | Jackson v. Commonwealth | green | “we give deference to the factual findings of the trial court but independently decide whether, under the applicable law, the manner in which the challenged evidence was obtained satisfies constitutional requirements.” | 7 |
| 4 | James Dean Cantrell v. Commonwealth of Virginia | green | “bound by the trial court's findings of historical fact unless 'plainly wrong' or without evidence to support them and we give due weight to the inferences drawn from those facts by resident judges and local law enforcement officers.” | 6 |
| 5 | Wayne Antonio Bland, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia | green | “although a mere hunch does not create reasonable suspicion, the level of suspicion the standard requires is considerably less than proof of wrongdoing by a preponderance of the evidence, and obviously less than is necessary for probable cause.” | 4 |
| 6 | Najee Finique Hairston v. Commonwealth of Virginia | green | “involved in, or has recently been involved in, some form of criminal activity.” | 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.