4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 12 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 State v. Gusman.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Gusman Anchor | green | “ollateral estoppel applies only to ultimate facts, not to evidentiary facts.” | 3 |
| 2 | Simon v. Commonwealth | green | “courts are in general agreement that in order to bar a subsequent prosecution for a different offense arising out of the same transaction, a necessary element of the offense in the second trial must have been clearly adjudicated in the earlier proceedings.” | 3 |
| 3 | State v. Sharkey | green | “ollateral estoppel applies only to ultimate facts, not to evidentiary facts.” | 3 |
| 4 | State v. Glenn | green | “ollateral estoppel does not forbid the relitigation of an issue as one of evidentiary fact, even if the state has lost on the same issue as one of ultimate fact to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt in a prior trial.” | 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.