Arnold v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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8 federal appellate · 93 state decisions

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1. “[t]o say that an error did not contribute to the verdict is . . . to find that error unimportant in relation to everything else the jury considered on the issue in question, as revealed in the record.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Collins · State v. Lee-Grigg

2. “All grounds for relief available to an applicant under this chapter must be raised in his original, supplemental or amended application. Any ground finally adjudicated or not so raised, or knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waived in the proceeding that resulted in the conviction or sentence or in any other proceeding the applicant has taken to secure relief, may not be the basis for a subsequent application, unless the court finds a ground for relief asserted which for sufficient reason was not asserted or was inadequately raised in the original, supplemental or amended application.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 555 F. Supp. 2d 596 - Primus v. Padula

3. “When a party wishes to amend a pleading after final judgment from a full trial on the merits, South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure 15(b) applies. Amendments under South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure 15(b) are allowed not to assert new claims, but rather to conform the pleadings to the evidence presented at trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. James v. Lister