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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 15 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 Tevein Dewayne Harvey v. Commonwealth of Virginia.

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1 Tevein Dewayne Harvey v. Commonwealth of Virginia Anchor
vactapp · 2015
green “such weighing is left to the discretion of the trial court and will not be disturbed on appeal, absent an abuse of discretion.” 6
2 Beck v. Commonwealth
va · 1997
green “in determining the admissibility of evidence at a sentencing hearing, 'the circumstances of the individual case will dictate what evidence will be necessary and relevant, and from what sources it may be drawn.” 5
3 Tevein Dewayne Harvey v. Commonwealth of Virginia
vactapp · 2015
green “circuit court judges are vested with broad discretion in admitting evidence and can be expected to exercise that discretion to exclude evidence that does not aid the court in the sentencing phase.” 4

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