Topic: cumulative error is present when the combined effect of the… · Go Syfert
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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 37 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from People v. Capers.

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1 People v. Capers Anchor
cal · 2019
green “cumulative error is present when the combined effect of the trial court's errors is prejudicial or harmful to the defendant.” 22
2 People v. Hoyt
cal · 2020
green “a prosecutor's misconduct violates the fourteenth amendment to the united states constitution when it "infects the trial with such unfairness as to make the conviction a denial of due process.” 4

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