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admission is harmless error in Indiana

37 Indiana opinions name it 2 courts 2011–2020 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Indiana courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (8)

CaseFollowedCited
Desmond Turner v. State of Indianagreen
ind · 2011 · cited in 20 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2012–2020
2 sentences

2020“The improper admission is harmless error if the conviction is supported by substantial independent evidence of guilt satisfying the reviewing court there is no substantial likelihood the challenged evidence contributed to the conviction.” Turner v. State, 953 N.E.2d 1039, 1059 (Ind. 2011). [15] In the present case, there is substantial evidence of guilt independent of the blood draw.

2020See Turner, 953 N.E.2d at 1059 (“The improper admission is harmless error if the conviction is supported by substantial independent evidence of guilt satisfying the reviewing court there is no substantial likelihood the challenged evidence contributed to the conviction.”) (citing Lafayette v. State, 917 N.E.2d 660, 666 (Ind. 2009)); Cole v. State, 970 N.E.2d 779, 784 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012) (holding that an error in the admission of evidence does not justify reversal if the evidence is cumulative of other evidence presented at trial). [15] For the foregoing reasons, we affirm Cross’s convictions.

320
Lehman v. Stategreen
indctapp · 2010 · cited in 4 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2012–2016
2 sentences

2016Lehman, 926 N.E.2d at 37 . [36] Here, both L.S. and C.S. testified at trial to the abuse they were subjected to by Stewart.

2015Lehman v. State, 926 N.E.2d 35, 37 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010).

34
Hoglund v. Stategreen
ind · 2012 · cited in 9 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2013–2017
2 sentences

2017“The improper admission is harmless error if the conviction is supported by substantial independent evidence of guilt satisfying the reviewing court there is no substantial likelihood the challenged evidence contributed to the conviction.” Hoglund v. State, 962 N.E.2d 1230, 1238 (Ind. 2012). [16] Here, the only independent evidence of Sturgel’s guilt consisted of J.S.’s testimony.

2014“The improper admission is harmless error if the 7 conviction is supported by substantial independent evidence of guilt satisfying the reviewing court there is no substantial likelihood the challenged evidence contributed to the conviction.” Id.

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Lafayette v. Stategreen
ind · 2009 · cited in 2 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2011–2020
2 sentences

2020See Turner, 953 N.E.2d at 1059 (“The improper admission is harmless error if the conviction is supported by substantial independent evidence of guilt satisfying the reviewing court there is no substantial likelihood the challenged evidence contributed to the conviction.”) (citing Lafayette v. State, 917 N.E.2d 660, 666 (Ind. 2009)); Cole v. State, 970 N.E.2d 779, 784 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012) (holding that an error in the admission of evidence does not justify reversal if the evidence is cumulative of other evidence presented at trial). [15] For the foregoing reasons, we affirm Cross’s convictions.

2011Lafayette v. State, 917 N.E.2d 660, 666 (Ind. 2009).

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Cole v. Stategreen
indctapp · 2012 · cited in 1 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2020–2020
1 sentence

2020See Turner, 953 N.E.2d at 1059 (“The improper admission is harmless error if the conviction is supported by substantial independent evidence of guilt satisfying the reviewing court there is no substantial likelihood the challenged evidence contributed to the conviction.”) (citing Lafayette v. State, 917 N.E.2d 660, 666 (Ind. 2009)); Cole v. State, 970 N.E.2d 779, 784 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012) (holding that an error in the admission of evidence does not justify reversal if the evidence is cumulative of other evidence presented at trial). [15] For the foregoing reasons, we affirm Cross’s convictions.

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Robinson v. Stategreen
indctapp · 1999 · cited in 1 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2018–2018
1 sentence

2018Id. [23] Ind. Evidence Rule 401 provides that evidence is relevant if “it has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable than it would be without the evidence; and the fact is of consequence in determining the action.” See Robinson v. State, 720 N.E.2d 1269, 1271-1272 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999) (quoting Ind. Evidence Rule 401).

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Brian L. Harrison v. State of Indianagreen
indctapp · 2015 · cited in 1 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017Harrison v. State, 32 N.E.3d 240, 254 (Ind. Ct. App. 2015), trans. denied.

11
Mario A. Allen v. State of Indianagreen
indctapp · 2013 · cited in 1 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
1 sentence

2014Allen v. State, 994 N.E.2d 316, 319 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Indiana. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (3)

CaseCitedYears
Melvin C. Hamilton v. State of Indiana green
indctapp · 2015
1 sentence

2017Court of Appeals of Indiana | Memorandum Decision 39A01-1610-CR-2313| April 27, 2017 Page 10 of 12 court there is no substantial likelihood the challenged evidence contributed to the conviction.” Hoglund, 962 N.E.2d at 1238 . [19] Barnes asserts that his convictions rest primarily on B.B.’s credibility and that “[e]vidence supporting the credibility of a witness cannot be said to be harmless when the conviction rested primarily on the credibility of the witness.” Appellant’s Br. at 13 (citing Hamilton, 49 N.E.3d at 556 ).

12017–2017
Brown v. State green
ind · 2010
1 sentence

2017Id.

12017–2017
Devon L. Hunter v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) green
indctapp · 2017
1 sentence

2017Id.

12017–2017

Statutes the citing opinions construe

IN § Ind. Code § 35-42-4-3 (5)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

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