5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 63 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 Ragland v. Commonwealth.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ragland v. Commonwealth Anchor | green | “evidence is relevant if it has any logical tendency, however slight, to establish a fact at issue in the case.” | 34 |
| 2 | Evans-Smith v. Commonwealth | green | “evidence is material if it relates to a matter properly at issue.” | 13 |
| 3 | Evans-Smith v. Commonwealth | green | “evidence is admissible if it is both relevant and material,” | 8 |
| 4 | McCullough v. McCullough | green | “it is not essential to the right of self-defense that the danger should in fact exist.” | 4 |
| 5 | Sheard v. Commonwealth | green | “testimony is material if it is relevant to a main or collateral issue on trial.” | 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.