7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 25 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 Severance v. Commonwealth.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severance v. Commonwealth Anchor | green | “the fifth amendment to the constitution of the united states declares that no person shall 'be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.” | 7 |
| 2 | Buchanan v. Commonwealth | green | “one too many first-degree murder convictions,” | 3 |
| 3 | Brown v. Commonwealth | green | “is improperly convicted for a lesser included offense, the proper remedy is to vacate both the conviction and sentence on the included offense, leaving the conviction and sentence on the greater offense intact.” | 3 |
| 4 | Johnson, Ronald v. Commonwealth | green | “when considering multiple punishments for a single transaction, the controlling factor is legislative intent.” | 3 |
| 5 | Commonwealth v. Gregg | green | “multiple punishments have been imposed for the same offense in violation of the double jeopardy clause.” | 3 |
| 6 | Severance v. Commonwealth | green | “the double jeopardy defense does not apply unless: (a) the defendant is twice punished for one criminal act, and (b) the two punishments are either for the same crime or one punishment is for a crime which is a lesser included offense of the other.” | 3 |
| 7 | Walker v. Commonwealth | green | “powers of this court to reverse the judgment of the trial court.” | 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.