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7 Montana opinions name it 1 courts 1980–1982 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Montana 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 |
|---|---|---|
| No positive-treatment citations attached to this issue in Montana. | ||
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Montana. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
State v. Sandstrom
green
2 sentences1980(Indeed, I feel now that I was in error in signing the majority opinion declaring the error in Hamilton to be harmless.) In Hamilton , we stated: “Recently, this Court has made the following observation: ‘To constitute harmless error, we must be able to assent as a Court, that the offensive instruction could not reasonably have contributed to the jury verdict.’ State v. Sandstrom (1979), 184 Mont. 391 , 603 P.2d 244, at 245 . 1980(Indeed, I feel now that I was in error in signing the majority opinion declaring the error in Hamilton to be harmless.) In Hamilton , we stated: “Recently, this Court has made the following observation: ‘To constitute harmless error, we must be able to assent as a Court, that the offensive instruction could not reasonably have contributed to the jury verdict.’ State v. Sandstrom (1979), 184 Mont. 391 , 603 P.2d 244, at 245 . | 3 | 1980–1980 |
State v. Wogamon
neutral
2 sentences1982We also declared that in finding harmless error in a Sandstrom instruction, “we must be able to agree as a Court that the offensive instruction could not reasonably have contributed to the jury’s verdict.” Wogamon, 610 P.2d at 1165 . 1982We also declared that in finding harmless error in a Sandstrom instruction, "we must be able to agree as a Court that the offensive instruction could not reasonably have contributed to the jury's verdict." Wogamon, 610 P.2d at 1165 . | 2 | 1981–1982 |
State v. Hamilton
green
2 sentences1982This Court has held that error in instructing the jury constitutes harmless error when "the offensive instruction could not reasonably have contributed to the jury verdict." State v. Hamilton (1980), Mont. -1 , - 605 P. 2d 1121, 1132 , 37 St.Rep. 70 , 82-83, cert. denied (1980), 447 U.S. 924 , 100 S.Ct. 3017 , 65 L.Ed.2d 1117 . 1982This Court has held that error in instructing the jury constitutes harmless error when “the offensive instruction could not reasonably have contributed to the jury verdict.” State v. Hamilton (1980), Mont., 605 P.2d 1121, 1132 , 37 St.Rep. 70 , 82-83, cert. denied (1980), 447 U.S. 924 , 100 S.Ct. 3017 , 65 L.Ed.2d 1117 . | 2 | 1982–1982 |
Hamilton v. Montana
green
2 sentences1982This Court has held that error in instructing the jury constitutes harmless error when “the offensive instruction could not reasonably have contributed to the jury verdict.” State v. Hamilton (1980), Mont., 605 P.2d 1121, 1132 , 37 St.Rep. 70 , 82-83, cert. denied (1980), 447 U.S. 924 , 100 S.Ct. 3017 , 65 L.Ed.2d 1117 . 1982This Court has held that error in instructing the jury constitutes harmless error when “the offensive instruction could not reasonably have contributed to the jury verdict.” State v. Hamilton (1980), Mont., 605 P.2d 1121, 1132 , 37 St.Rep. 70 , 82-83, cert. denied (1980), 447 U.S. 924 , 100 S.Ct. 3017 , 65 L.Ed.2d 1117 . | 2 | 1982–1982 |
Harrington v. California
green
2 sentences1982This emphasis upon the possible impact of an improper instruction upon a reasonable jury is consistent with Harrington v. California (1969), 395 U.S. 250 , 80 S.Ct. 1726 , 23 L.Ed.2d 284 . 1982This emphasis upon the possible impact of an improper instruction upon a reasonable jury is consistent with Harrington v. California (1969), 395 U.S. 250 , 80 S.Ct. 1726 , 23 L.Ed.2d 284 . | 2 | 1982–1982 |
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.