Topic: an error is deemed to have been 'outcome determinative' if … · Go Syfert
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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 17 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. Elston.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 People v. Elston Anchor
mich · 2000
green “an error is deemed to have been 'outcome determinative' if it undermined the reliability of the verdict.” 9
2 People v. Mateo
mich · 1996
green “in light of the weight and strength of the untainted evidence.” 5
3 People v. Mateo
mich · 1996
green “focuses on the nature of the error and assesses its effect in light of the weight and strength of the untainted evidence.” 3

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