7 canonical passages across 6 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 Commonwealth v. Spruill.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commonwealth v. Spruill Anchor | green | “this court's experience with claims allegedly implicating sentencing legality has not always been smooth.” | 5 |
| 2 | Gillespie v. DEPT. OF CORR. | green | “once the sentencing court imposes a consecutive sentence.” | 4 |
| 3 | Com. v. Starr, E. | green | “in reviewing an appeal from a judgment of sentence imposed after the revocation of probation, this court's scope of review includes the validity of the hearing, the legality of the final sentence, and if properly raised, the discretionary aspects of the appellant's sentence.” | 4 |
| 4 | Com. v. Brown, M. | green | “although the decisions of the commonwealth court are not binding on this court, we may look to them for their persuasive value.” | 4 |
| 5 | Commonwealth v. Barnes, K., Aplt. | green | “an appellant waives any claim that is not properly raised in the first instance before the trial court and preserved at every stage of his appeal.” | 3 |
| 6 | Commonwealth v. Barnes, K., Aplt. | green | “typically, an appellant waives any claim that is not properly raised in the first instance before the trial court and preserved at every stage of his appeal.” | 3 |
| 7 | Moss v. SCI - Mahanoy Superintendent Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole | green | “shall indicate the minimum sentence to be served” | 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.