7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 54 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. Russell.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commonwealth v. Russell Anchor | green | “where it is relevant for some other legitimate purpose and not utilized solely to blacken the defendant's character.” | 21 |
| 2 | Commonwealth v. Dillon | green | “exclusion is limited to evidence so prejudicial that it would inflame the jury to make a decision based upon something other than the legal propositions relevant to the case.” | 10 |
| 3 | Commonwealth v. Miles | green | “the admission of evidence is within the sound discretion of the trial court, and will be reversed on appeal only upon a showing that the trial court clearly abused its discretion.” | 9 |
| 4 | Commonwealth v. Williams | green | “if it logically tends to establish a material fact in the case, tends to make a fact at issue more or less probable, or supports a reasonable inference or presumption regarding a material fact.” | 6 |
| 5 | Commonwealth v. Thompson | green | “deals exclusively with the evidence of crimes, wrongs or acts which a party seeks to admit to prove something about an accused, a complainant or a witness.” | 3 |
| 6 | Commonwealth v. Thompson | green | “this rule deals exclusively with the evidence of crimes, wrongs or acts which a party seeks to admit to prove something about an accused, a complainant or a witness.” | 3 |
| 7 | Commonwealth v. Cascardo | green | “specifically, that jurors might convict a defendant because they perceive the defendant has a bad character or propensity to commit crimes.” | 2 |
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.