6 canonical passages across 4 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 Commonwealth v. Huggins.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commonwealth v. Huggins Anchor | green | “a prima facie case exists when the commonwealth produces evidence of each of the material elements of the crime charged and establishes sufficient probable cause to warrant the belief that the accused committed the offense.” | 7 |
| 2 | Commonwealth Ex Rel. Maisenhelder v. Rundle | green | “prevent a person from being imprisoned or required to enter bail for a crime which was never committed, or for a crime with which there is no evidence of his connection.” | 3 |
| 3 | Commonwealth Ex Rel. Maisenhelder v. Rundle | green | “seeks to prevent a person from being imprisoned or required to enter bail for a crime which was never committed, or for a crime with which there is no evidence of his connection.” | 3 |
| 4 | Commonwealth v. Starks | green | “respect the rights of the defendant.” | 3 |
| 5 | Commonwealth v. Starks | green | “the prosecutor must ensure that 'the defendant is accorded procedural justice and that adjudications are decided upon the basis of sufficient evidence.” | 3 |
| 6 | Commonwealth v. Ricker, D., Aplt. | green | “the right to counsel and the rule-based right to cross-examine witnesses . . . nothing more than hollow formalities, promises broken.” | 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.