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5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 27 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 Dora Ann Swain v. Commonwealth.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dora Ann Swain v. Commonwealth Anchor | green | “determining whether a statement is offered to prove the truth or falsity of the matter asserted requires an analysis of the purpose for which the statement is offered into evidence.” | 13 |
| 2 | Crews v. Commonwealth | green | “under familiar principles of appellate review, we examine the evidence in the light most favorable to the commonwealth, granting to it all reasonable inferences fairly deducible therefrom.” | 5 |
| 3 | Kovalaske v. Commonwealth | green | “to be timely, an objection must be made when the occasion arises - at the time the evidence is offered or the statement made.” | 3 |
| 4 | Bowman v. Commonwealth | green | “hearsay evidence is testimony in court, or written evidence, of a statement made out of court, the statement being offered as an assertion to show the truth of matters asserted therein, and thus resting for its value upon the credibility of the out-of-court asserter.” | 3 |
| 5 | Weimer v. Commonwealth | green | “it has been held that - if the objectionable nature of the evidence is not immediately obvious - the objection is still considered timely if it is made 'as soon as the dangerous drift of the examination becomes apparent.” | 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.