7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 49 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 Scaggs v. Commonwealth.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scaggs v. Commonwealth Anchor | green | “it is settled in virginia that . . . a declaration against penal interest is recognized as an exception to the hearsay rule. . . .” | 7 |
| 2 | Maynard v. Commonwealth | green | “the most crucial part of the evidence against her.” | 7 |
| 3 | Naulty v. Commonwealth | green | “subject to such reasonable limitations as the trial court may impose, a party has an absolute right to cross-examine his opponent's witness on a matter relevant to the case, which the opponent has put in issue by direct examination of the witness.” | 7 |
| 4 | Pierce v. Commonwealth | green | “the general rule . . . is . . . that the substance or the effect of the actual words spoken will suffice, and the witness . . . may give his 'understanding' or 'impression' as to the net meaning of the words heard.” | 7 |
| 5 | Pierce v. Commonwealth | green | “when a confession is admissible, the whole of what the accused said upon the subject at the time of making the confession is admissible and should be taken together . . . the accused is entitled to put in evidence all that was said to and by him at the time . . . including any e…” | 7 |
| 6 | Alatishe v. Commonwealth | green | “any statement by a party to the proceedings . . . is admissible as an exception to the hearsay rule when offered against that party.” | 7 |
| 7 | Berger v. Commonwealth | green | “the authority appellant's counsel relied on berger v. commonwealth, 217 va. 332 , 228 s.e.2d 559 (1976).” | 7 |
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