James v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “Having concluded the trial court erred, we must next turn to the question of whether the error is prejudicial. We will reverse on the erroneous admission of evidence only where “a substantial right of a party is affected.” Errors in the admission of evidence are subject to a harmless error analysis because, as is often said, a defendant is entitled to a fair trial, not a perfect one. An error is harmless when “the same result would have been reached had it not existed.” We review the record de novo to determine the error’s effect.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Heflin v. Merrill