5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 21 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 Richardson v. Commonwealth.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richardson v. Commonwealth Anchor | green | “the overriding principle behind the single larceny doctrine is to prevent the state from aggregating multiple criminal penalties for a single criminal act.” | 8 |
| 2 | Acey v. Commonwealth | green | “are done pursuant to a single impulse and in execution of a general fraudulent scheme.” | 4 |
| 3 | Bragg v. Commonwealth | green | “will affirm the trial court's determination unless plainly wrong or unless the record lacks any evidence to support that determination.” | 3 |
| 4 | Acey v. Commonwealth | green | “a series of larcenous acts will be considered a single count of larceny if they 'are done pursuant to a single impulse and in execution of a general fraudulent scheme.” | 3 |
| 5 | West v. Commonwealth | green | “(1) the location of the items taken, (2) the lapse of time between the takings, (3) the general and specific intent of the taker, (4) the number of owners of the items taken and (5) whether intervening events occurred between the takings.” | 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.