Harmless Error Standard (Fed.R.Crim.P. 52(A))

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• United States v. Mohammad Reza Mehrmanesh
  689 F.2d 822· 9th Cir.· 1982-10-05 ·cited 108×
  The court held that the Speedy Trial Act sanctions for arrest-to-indictment delay do not apply because the defendant was arrested before the effective date of the sanctions, and that the admission of certain prior bad acts evidence was either admissible or harmless error.
• United States v. Doerr
  886 F.2d 944· 7th Cir.· 1989-10-03 ·cited 57×
  The court held that the improper admission of certain coconspirator statements was harmless error, and the admission of grand jury testimony under the catch-all hearsay exception was proper. The court affirmed all convictions.
• United States v. Guinn Dutton Hodges
  770 F.2d 1475· 9th Cir.· 1985-09-12 ·cited 42×
  The court held that the admission of evidence regarding the defendant's subsequent extortion attempt was reversible error because it was highly prejudicial and of slight probative value.
• United States v. Sten
  342 F.2d 491· 2d Cir.· 1965-03-08 ·cited 20×
  The court held that the admission of a business card and the withholding of certain pre-trial statements did not constitute plain error or reversible error, affirming the conviction.
• United States v. Primitivo Cortez
  935 F.2d 135· 8th Cir.· 1991-05-30 ·cited 15×
  The court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding expert testimony, that the Allen charge was properly given, and that the evidence was sufficient for conviction. However, it found that admitting officers' opinion testimony on a witness's truthfulness
• United States v. Johnson
  927 F.2d 999· 7th Cir.· 1991-03-20 ·cited 14×
  The court held that while the district court erroneously admitted a co-conspirator's statement, the error was harmless because other substantial evidence proved the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
• United States v. DeShawn Lee Robinson
  978 F.2d 1554· 10th Cir.· 1992-11-02 ·cited 8×
  The court held that admitting gang affiliation evidence as substantive proof of guilt was improper, and that the prosecution breached a plea agreement with a defendant.
• United States v. Plesinski
  912 F.2d 1033· 9th Cir.· 1990-08-10 ·cited 4×
  The court held that a prosecutor's unauthorized participation in proceedings was harmless error and did not require dismissal of the indictment or disqualification, especially when the defect was later cured.
• United States v. Jonnet
  762 F.2d 16· 3d Cir.· 1985-05-06 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the inadvertent submission of the entire deposition transcripts, including a significant transcription error, to the jury room constituted reversible error because it could have substantially swayed the judgment.
• Clark v. United States
  405 F.2d 166· 5th Cir.· 1968-12-20 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the jury charge, including a parenthetical judicial remark, was not reversible error, either individually or cumulatively.
• United States v. Ghulam Sabir Rana
  944 F.2d 123· 3d Cir.· 1991-09-04
  The court held that the district court abused its discretion by allowing the jury to examine a notebook containing unadmitted exhibits, but this error was harmless due to overwhelming evidence of guilt.
• United States v. Kermit Frazier, Jr.
  580 F.2d 229· 6th Cir.· 1978-08-01
  The court held that the trial judge's questioning of defense counsel during opening statements, which forced counsel to choose between revealing privileged client information or appearing evasive, constituted prejudicial error.