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7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 126 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. Lyons.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commonwealth v. Lyons Anchor | green | “certain facts are so clearly of greater weight that to ignore them or to give them equal weight with all the facts is to deny justice.” | 24 |
| 2 | Commonwealth v. Colon-Plaza | green | “one of the least assailable reasons” | 24 |
| 3 | Commonwealth v. Cash, O., Aplt. | green | “the function of an appellate court on appeal is to review the trial court's exercise of discretion based upon a review of the record, rather than to consider de novo the underlying question of the weight of the evidence.” | 21 |
| 4 | Commonwealth v. Akrie | green | “(1) orally, on the record, at any time before sentencing; (2) by written motion at any time before sentencing; or (3) in a post-sentence motion.” | 19 |
| 5 | Commonwealth v. Rayner | green | “a motion for new trial on the grounds that the verdict is contrary to the weight of the evidence, concedes that there is sufficient evidence to sustain the verdict.” | 18 |
| 6 | Commonwealth v. Rayner | green | “concedes that there is sufficient evidence to sustain the verdict.” | 10 |
| 7 | Commonwealth v. Williams | green | “the function of an appellate court on appeal is to review the trial court's exercise of discretion based upon a review of the record, rather than to consider de novo the underlying question of the weight of the evidence.” | 10 |
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.