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· 5/4/1931

Ellis v. Burnet

Citations

  • 50 F.2d 343
  • 60 App. D.C. 193
  • 9 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 1662
  • 1931 U.S. App. LEXIS 4462
  • 2 U.S. Tax Cas. (CCH) 731

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • determining that the exception has \an expansive scope to allow statements that relate to or are about an act of abuse\
  • explaining that we will not reverse based on an error that had little likelihood of affecting the verdict
  • admission of victim's hearsay statements was harmless where statements were \cumulative of [the victim's] testimony\
  • “When * * * disputed evidence is merely cumulative of other evidence establishing the same point, the error is harmless.”

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Judges: Hitz

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