11 Kentucky opinions name it 2 courts 2010–2025 8 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Kentucky 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.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Begleygreen2 sentences2025CR 61.01 instructs that “[t]he court at every stage of the proceeding must disregard any error or defect in the proceeding which does not affect the substantial rights of the parties.” An error is harmless if “the result probably would have been the same absent the error[.]” T.R.W. v. Cabinet for Health and Family Servs., 599 S.W.3d 455 , 465 (quoting CSX Transp., Inc. v. Begley, 313 S.W.3d 52, 69 (Ky. 2010)). 2025In determining whether an error is harmless, we must determine “whether the result probably would have been the same absent the error[.]” CSX Transp., Inc. v. Begley, 313 S.W.3d 52, 69 (Ky. 2010) (footnote omitted). | 9 | 9 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Kentucky. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Neder v. United States
green
2 sentences2010“In a case such as this one, where a defendant did not, and apparently could not, bring forth facts contesting the omitted element, answering the question whether the jury verdict would have been the same absent the error does not fundamentally undermine the purposes of the jury trial guarantee.” Neder v. U.S., 527 U.S. 1 , 119 S.Ct. 1827 , 144 L.Ed.2d 35 (1999). 2010“In a case such as this one, where a defendant did not, and apparently could not, bring forth facts contesting the omitted element, answering the question whether the jury verdict would have been the same absent the error does not fundamentally undermine the purposes of the jury trial guarantee.” Neder v. U.S., 527 U.S. 1 , 119 S.Ct. 1827 , 144 L.Ed.2d 35 (1999). | 2 | 2010–2010 |
D.G.R. v. Commonwealth, Cabinet for Health & Family Services
green
1 sentence2025The family court “has substantial discretion in determining the best interest[] of the child[ren] under KRS 625.090[(3)].” D.G.R., 364 S.W.3d at 112 . | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.