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11 Tennessee opinions name it 2 courts 1998–2025 3 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Tennessee 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 |
|---|---|---|
United States v. Edwin Thomas Barrettgreen2 sentences2025A violation of an evidentiary rule, such as Rule 404(b), does not require reversal if the error “was more probably than not harmless.” State v. Martin, 964 S.W.2d 564, 568 (Tenn. 1998) (quoting United States v. Barrett, 703 F.2d 1076, 1081-82 (9th Cir. 1983)). 2024A violation of an evidentiary rule, such as Rule 404(b), does not require reversal if the error “‘was more probably than not harmless.’” State v. Martin, 964 S.W.2d 564, 568 (Tenn. 1998) (quoting United States v. Barrett, 703 F.2d 1076, 1081-82 (9th Cir. 1983)). | 11 | 11 |
State v. Martingreen2 sentences2025A violation of an evidentiary rule, such as Rule 404(b), does not require reversal if the error “was more probably than not harmless.” State v. Martin, 964 S.W.2d 564, 568 (Tenn. 1998) (quoting United States v. Barrett, 703 F.2d 1076, 1081-82 (9th Cir. 1983)). 2024A violation of an evidentiary rule, such as Rule 404(b), does not require reversal if the error “‘was more probably than not harmless.’” State v. Martin, 964 S.W.2d 564, 568 (Tenn. 1998) (quoting United States v. Barrett, 703 F.2d 1076, 1081-82 (9th Cir. 1983)). | 6 | 10 |
Wilson v. Stategreen2 sentences2024“Harmless error analysis applies to virtually all evidentiary errors other than judicial bias and denial of counsel.” James, 81 S.W.3d at 763 (citing Wilson v. State, 724 S.W.2d 766, 769 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1986)). 2006This Court has said that “harmless error analysis applies to virtually all trial errors except the denial of counsel and the partiality of the adjudicator.” Wilson v. State, 724 S.W.2d 766, 769 (Tenn.Crim.App.1986). | 5 | 5 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
State v. Rodriguez
green
2 sentences2016Under Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 52(a), “[n]o judgment of conviction shall be reversed on appeal except for errors which affirmatively appear to have affected the result of the trial on its merits.” 39 Furthermore, “[t]he greater the amount of evidence of guilt, the heavier the burden on the defendant to demonstrate that a non-constitutional error involving a substantial right more probably than not affected the outcome of the trial.” State v. Rodriguez, 254 S.W.3d at 372 . 2015Under Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 52(a), ―[n]o judgment of conviction shall be reversed on appeal except for errors which affirmatively appear to have affected the -7- result of the trial on its merits.‖ Furthermore, ―[t]he greater the amount of evidence of guilt, the heavier the burden on the defendant to demonstrate that a non-constitutional error involving a substantial right more probably than not affected the outcome of the trial.‖ State v. Rodriguez, 254 S.W.3d at 372 . | 2 | 2015–2016 |
State v. James
green
1 sentence2024“Harmless error analysis applies to virtually all evidentiary errors other than judicial bias and denial of counsel.” James, 81 S.W.3d at 763 (citing Wilson v. State, 724 S.W.2d 766, 769 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1986)). | 1 | 2024–2024 |
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.
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.