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5 canonical passages across 2 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 Commonwealth v. DiNicola.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commonwealth v. DiNicola Anchor | green | “even an explicit reference to silence is not reversible error where it occurs in a context not likely to suggest to the jury that silence is the equivalent of a tacit admission of guilt.” | 11 |
| 2 | Commonwealth v. Whitney | green | “even an explicit reference to silence is not reversible error where it occurs in a context not likely to suggest to the jury that silence is the equivalent of a tacit admission of guilt.” | 7 |
| 3 | Commonwealth v. DiNicola | green | “the mere revelation of silence does not establish innate prejudice” | 2 |
| 4 | Commonwealth v. DiNicola | green | “create an inference of an admission of guilt.” | 2 |
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.