2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 9 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. Davenport.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commonwealth v. Davenport Anchor | red | “to guard against the coercive influence of custodial interrogation and to ensure that the rights to which an accused is entitled at preliminary arraignment are afforded without unnecessary delay.” | 5 |
| 2 | Commonwealth v. Howard | green | “a defendant is required to show that counsel's ineffectiveness was of such magnitude that the verdict essentially would have been different absent counsel's alleged ineffectiveness” | 4 |
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.