761 So. 2d 149 - Williams v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “The basic test for harmless error in the federal constitutional realm goes back to Chapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18 , 87 S.Ct. 824 , 17 L.Ed.2d 705 (1967). The Chapman test is whether it appears "beyond a reasonable doubt that the error complained of did not contribute to the verdict obtained." (quoted in Yates v. Evatt, 500 U.S. 391 , 111 S.Ct. 1884 , 114 L.Ed.2d 432 (1991)). The Yates Court further clarified that the inquiry is not whether the jury considered the improper evidence or law at all, but rather, whether that error was "unimportant in relation to everything else the jury considered on the issue in question, as revealed in the record." Yates, 500 U.S. at 403 , 111 S.Ct. 1884 . Williams v. State, 761 So.2d 149 (¶ 18) (Miss.2000).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 901 So. 2d 1277 - Harris v. State