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 Commonwealth v. Waters.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commonwealth v. Waters Anchor | green | “the admissibility of photographic evidence is left to the discretion of the trial judge, and we will overturn the judge's decision only where a defendant is able to bear the heavy burden of demonstrating an abuse of that discretion.” | 8 |
| 2 | Commonwealth v. Vizcarrondo | green | “if the photographs possess evidential value on a material matter, they 'are not rendered inadmissible solely because they are gruesome or duplicative or may have an inflammatory effect on the jury.” | 3 |
| 3 | Commonwealth v. Richenburg | green | “if the photographs possess evidential value on a material matter, they 'are not rendered inadmissible solely because they are gruesome or duplicative or may have an inflammatory effect on the jury.” | 2 |
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.