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5 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 King v. Commonwealth.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King v. Commonwealth Anchor | green | “evidence that the defendant has committed an unrelated crime is inadmissible against him.” | 3 |
| 2 | Duncan v. Commonwealth | green | “a defendant introducing mitigating evidence at the guilt phase of a trial may be found to have put his character in issue,” | 3 |
| 3 | State v. Lambert | green | “that the fact of an accused's flight, escape from custody, resistance to arrest, concealment, assumption of a false name, and related conduct, are admissible as evidence of consciousness of guilt, and thus of guilt itself.” | 3 |
| 4 | McClain v. Commonwealth | green | “shall be adjudged guilty only on evidence admissible on that issue.” | 2 |
| 5 | McClain v. Commonwealth | green | “be adjudged guilty only on evidence admissible on that issue.” | 1 |
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.