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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 26 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 Andrews v. Creacey.

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1 Andrews v. Creacey Anchor
vactapp · 2010
green “in virginia, non-constitutional error is harmless 'when it plainly appears from the record and the evidence given at the trial that the parties have had a fair trial on the merits and substantial justice has been reached.” 12
2 Christopher Farrell v. Warren County Department of Social Services
vactapp · 2012
green “virginia's jurisprudence recognizes that 'past actions and relationships over a meaningful period serve as good indicators of what the future may be expected to hold.” 10
3 Philip Surles v. Kristan Mayer and Marty Cullen, Jr.
vactapp · 2006
green “generally, the admissibility of evidence 'is within the broad discretion of the trial court, and an evidentiary ruling will not be disturbed on appeal in the absence of an abuse of 4 father's objection to the line of questioning was noted in his objections attached to the final …” 4

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