6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 42 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 Jason N. Creamer v. Commonwealth of Virginia.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason N. Creamer v. Commonwealth of Virginia Anchor | green | “the purpose of this contemporaneous objection requirement is to allow the trial court a fair opportunity to resolve the issue at trial, thereby preventing unnecessary appeals and retrials.” | 10 |
| 2 | Jason N. Creamer v. Commonwealth of Virginia | green | “the purpose of the contemporaneous objection requirement in rule 5a:18 is to allow the trial court a fair opportunity to resolve the issue at trial, thereby preventing unnecessary appeals and retrials.” | 9 |
| 3 | Broadhead v. Broadhead | green | “employing the most deferential standard of appellate review, we reverse factual findings 'only if plainly wrong or not supported by credible evidence.” | 7 |
| 4 | Mary Ann Rowe v. Charles S. Rowe | green | “to allow a trial judge to disregard the holding of a previous panel would be an inefficient administration of justice, increasing the 'labor of appellate courts and the costs to litigation.” | 6 |
| 5 | Mary Ann Rowe v. Charles S. Rowe | green | “where there have been two appeals in the same case, between the same parties, and the facts are the same, nothing decided on the first appeal can be re-examined on a second appeal.” | 5 |
| 6 | Cortez-Hernandez v. Commonwealth | green | “to be timely, an objection must be made when the occasion arises-at the time the evidence is offered or the statement made.” | 5 |
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.