7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 128 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 Juniper v. Com..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juniper v. Com. Anchor | green | “to be 'incredible,' testimony 'must be either so manifestly false that reasonable men ought not to believe it, or it must be shown to be false by objects or things as to the existence and meaning of which reasonable men should not differ.” | 58 |
| 2 | Donald Matthew Kelley v. Commonwealth of Virginia | green | “testimony may be contradictory or contain inconsistencies without rising to the level of being inherently incredible as a matter of law.” | 31 |
| 3 | Smith v. Commonwealth | green | “where credibility issues are resolved by the jury in favor of the commonwealth, those findings will not be disturbed on appeal unless plainly wrong.” | 11 |
| 4 | Johnson v. Commonwealth | green | “so contrary to human experience as to render it unworthy of belief.” | 10 |
| 5 | Johnson v. Commonwealth | green | “conclusions of the fact finder on issues of witness credibility 'may only be disturbed on appeal if this court finds that the witness' testimony was "inherently incredible, or so contrary to human experience as to render it unworthy of belief.” | 7 |
| 6 | Corvin v. Commonwealth | green | “victim's youth, fright and embarrassment certainly provide the jury with an acceptable explanation for delayed reporting of sexual assault.” | 6 |
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