Topic: the line between harmless and prejudicial error is in direc… · Go Syfert
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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 10 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 Delk v. State.

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1 Delk v. State Anchor
tenn · 1979
green “the line between harmless and prejudicial error is in direct proportion to the degree of the margin by which the proof exceeds the standard required to convict, beyond a reasonable doubt.” 4
2 People v. Smith
calctapp · 1921
green “no rule is more firmly established than that, upon the trial for murder of husband or wife, evidence tending to show illicit relations of the accused with another is admissible to show lack of love and affection for the defendant's lawful spouse.” 4

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