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Second Circuit· 2/23/2010

Perkins v. Herbert

Citations

  • 596 F.3d 161
  • 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 3612
  • 2010 WL 610229

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that even though prosecutor made numerous references to improperly admitted confession during summation, the error in admitting the confession was harmless in light of the strength of remaining evidence establishing guilt
  • concluding that even though prosecutor made numerous references to improperly admitted confession during summation, the error in admitting the confession was harmless in light of the strength of remaining evidence establishing guilt
  • holding evidence improperly admitted in violation of Confrontation Clause was harmless because evidence was cumulative of strong and properly admitted evidence, including explicit oral confession from defendant
  • finding a defendant's recorded statement cumulative when properly admitted oral statement from defendant stated essentially the same facts
  • finding a defendant’s recorded statement cumulative when properly admitted oral statement from defendant stated essentially the same facts
  • declining to disturb the Appellate Division’s harmlessness finding where “the erroneously admitted evidence was cumulative of the properly admitted evidence”

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Judges: Miner, Livingston, Trager

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