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4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 22 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 Lamont Anthony Woods v. Commonwealth of Virginia.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamont Anthony Woods v. Commonwealth of Virginia Anchor | green | “second-degree murder . . . is defined as a malicious killing.” | 7 |
| 2 | Essex v. Commonwealth | green | “malice is evidenced either when the accused acted with a sedate, deliberate mind, and formed design, or committed any purposeful and cruel act without any or without great provocation.” | 6 |
| 3 | Lamont Anthony Woods v. Commonwealth of Virginia | green | “malice is evidenced either when the accused acted with a sedate, deliberate mind, and formed design, or committed any purposeful and cruel act without any or without great provocation.” | 5 |
| 4 | Lamont Anthony Woods v. Commonwealth of Virginia | green | “in order for an act to be done maliciously, the act must be done 'wilfully or purposefully.” | 4 |
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.