3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 20 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 Burton v. Commonwealth.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burton v. Commonwealth Anchor | green | “while a factfinder may not arbitrarily disregard a reasonable doubt, whether 'the hypothesis of innocence is reasonable is itself a "question of fact,” | 9 |
| 2 | Michael Anthony Edwards v. Commonwealth of Virginia | green | “by finding a defendant guilty, therefore, the factfinder 'has found by a process of elimination that the evidence does not contain a reasonable theory of innocence.” | 7 |
| 3 | Michael Anthony Edwards v. Commonwealth of Virginia | green | “found by a process of elimination that the evidence does not contain a reasonable theory of innocence.” | 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.