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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 7 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. Cunningham.

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1 Commonwealth v. Cunningham Anchor
pasuperct · 2002
green “that it is unlikely that the declarant had the opportunity to form the purpose of misstating his observation.” 4
2 Commonwealth v. Coleman
pa · 1974
green “relative immediacy of the declaration ensures that there will have been little opportunity for reflection or calculated misstatement.” 3

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