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2 canonical passages across 2 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 Yarborough v. Commonwealth.

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1 Yarborough v. Commonwealth Anchor
va · 1977
green “absent clear evidence to the contrary in the record, the judgment of a trial court comes to us on appeal with a presumption that the law was correctly applied to the facts.” 7
2 Bottoms v. Bottoms
va · 1995
green “a reviewing court should never redetermine the facts on appeal.” 5

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