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6 Florida opinions name it 2 courts 1987–2025 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Florida 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 |
|---|---|---|
State v. Leegreen2 sentences2004See Heuss v. State, 687 So.2d 823, 824 (Fla.1996) (noting that “the harmless error test places the burden on the State to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the error did not contribute to the verdict or, alternatively, that there is no reasonable possibility that the error contributed to the conviction.”); State v. Lee, 531 So.2d 133, 137 (Fla.1988) (noting that “the focus of harmless error analysis must be the effect of the error on the trier of fact.”). 2003See also State v. Lee, 531 So.2d 133, 137 (Fla.1988) (explaining how the harmless error analysis is to be performed, and stating that "the focus of harmless error analysis must be the effect of the error on the trier of fact"). | 2 | 3 |
Heuss v. Stategreen1 sentence2004See Heuss v. State, 687 So.2d 823, 824 (Fla.1996) (noting that “the harmless error test places the burden on the State to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the error did not contribute to the verdict or, alternatively, that there is no reasonable possibility that the error contributed to the conviction.”); State v. Lee, 531 So.2d 133, 137 (Fla.1988) (noting that “the focus of harmless error analysis must be the effect of the error on the trier of fact.”). | 1 | 1 |
Keen v. Statered1 sentence1988See Keen, 504 So.2d at 401 . | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
State v. DiGuilio
green
1 sentence2025The focus of harmless error analysis is “the effect of the error on the trier-of-fact,” and the question is whether there is a “reasonable possibility that the error affected the verdict.” Id. at 1139 . | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Straight v. State
green
1 sentence1987While an improper question by a prosecutor may, in light of the overwhelming evidence of guilt and the nature of the question, be considered a harmless error, see, e.g., Straight, 397 So.2d at 909 , the focus of harmless error analysis must be the effect of the error on the trier of fact: Application of the [harmless error] test requires not only a close examination of the permissible evidence on which the jury could have legitimately relied, but an even closer examination of the impermissible evidence which might have possibly influenced the jury verdict... . | 1 | 1987–1987 |
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.