3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 13 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 Orndorff v. Com..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orndorff v. Com. Anchor | green | “is a matter submitted to the sound discretion of the circuit court and will be granted only under unusual circumstances after particular care and caution has been given to the evidence presented.” | 6 |
| 2 | Commonwealth v. Tweed | green | “must establish each of these mandatory criteria.” | 4 |
| 3 | Orndorff v. Com. | green | “the appellate court may not substitute its own judgment of the record, but must defer to the circuit court which had the opportunity to assess the credibility of the witnesses and was in the best position to determine the weight to be accorded the evidence.” | 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.