Ellison v. Simmons

How courts have described this case

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• noting that a jury “charge, even if erroneous, on a matter not in issue, is not always considered prejudicial”
• finding an erroneous jury instruction is not grounds for reversal unless the appellant can show prejudice from the erroneous instruction
• giving of erroneous instruction is not reversible error unless appellant shows injury and prejudice
• giving of erroneous instruction is not reversible absent a showing of prejudice

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).