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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 83 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 Canipe v. Commonwealth.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canipe v. Commonwealth Anchor | green | “whether or not an accused acted with malice is generally a question of fact and may be proved by circumstantial evidence.” | 32 |
| 2 | Burkeen v. Commonwealth | green | “malice inheres in the doing of a wrongful act intentionally, or without just cause or excuse, or as a result of ill will. malicious intent to wound may be directly evidenced by words, or inferred from acts and conduct which necessarily result in injury.” | 20 |
| 3 | Canipe v. Commonwealth | green | “implied malice may be inferred from 'conduct likely to cause death or great bodily harm, wilfully or purposefully undertaken.” | 15 |
| 4 | Luck v. Commonwealth | green | “volitional acts, purposefully or willfully committed, are consistent with a finding of malice and inconsistent with inadvertence.” | 8 |
| 5 | Doss v. Commonwealth | green | “malice may be inferred 'from the deliberate use of a deadly weapon.” | 8 |
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.