Distinguishing harmless error from fundamental error
Also stated as: Harmless Error Analysis and Application
The pages courts cite for it
- Cited for: Distinguishing harmless error from fundamental error
Ranked by how often Indiana courts cite each page. The bar is how citing opinions treated that page (green followed, yellow questioned or limited, red negative); a red or yellow chip is the case’s own overall treatment.
Indiana opinions citing these pages
- Christain Z. Wall v. State of Indiana, No. 25A-CR-01767 (Ind. Ct. App. July 10, 2026)
- Michael Carr v. State of Indiana, 274 N.E.3d 444 (Ind. 2026)
- Akeenen Anton Lamar Hunt v. State of Indiana, 269 N.E.3d 1223 (Ind. Ct. App. 2025)
- Commitment of T M, No. 24A-MH-01437 (Ind. Ct. App. Apr. 30, 2025)
- Salvador A. Jones v. State of Indiana, 258 N.E.3d 1063 (Ind. Ct. App. 2025)
- Brent D. Mullis v. State of Indiana, 256 N.E.3d 567 (Ind. Ct. App. 2025)
- Gary D. Bolcerek v. State of Indiana, 255 N.E.3d 1206 (Ind. Ct. App. 2025)
- Lindsay Earl Willoughby v. State of Indiana, 244 N.E.3d 473 (Ind. Ct. App. 2024)
- Timothy L Hall, Jr. v. State of Indiana, 231 N.E.3d 868 (Ind. Ct. App. 2024)
- Christopher S. Applegate v. State of Indiana, 230 N.E.3d 944 (Ind. Ct. App. 2024)
- Tyreontay Tyrin Jackson v. State of Indiana, No. 22A-CR-02679 (Ind. Ct. App. Oct. 23, 2023)
- Russell Finnegan v. State of Indiana, 201 N.E.3d 1186 (Ind. Ct. App. 2023)
- Roger Oswaldo Mendez-Vasquez v. State of Indiana, 217 N.E.3d 591 (Ind. Ct. App. 2023)
- Kriss Eugene Bauman, II v. State of Indiana, 207 N.E.3d 1249 (Ind. Ct. App. 2023)
- Michael D. Crawley v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.), 163 N.E.3d 330 (Ind. Ct. App. 2020)
From the opinions citing the top pages above (up to 400 per page are read), most pages cited first, then newest.
Named doctrine
The doctrine as Indiana courts name it, with the cases on each side (State Issue Map).
Nearest issues
- 6 opinions
- 27 opinions
- 11 opinions
- 6 opinions
- 8 opinions
Filed under: Harmless and Plain Error Analysis
Where else it is alive
Opinions per jurisdiction citing these pages. A span that stops early can mean the doctrine was dropped there.
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