Tennessee Supreme Court· 4/24/2008

State v. Rodriguez

Citations

254 S.W.3d 361
2008 Tenn. LEXIS 274
2008 WL 1817361

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holding that while structural constitutional errors require automatic reversal, non-structural constitutional errors are subject to a harmless error analysis
holding that harmless error exists only where it is more probable than not that the error affected the verdict or judgment
holding that harmless error exists only where it is more probable than not that the error affected the verdict or judgment
holding that the trial court erred in admitting evidence in trial for rape of a child and aggravated sexual battery that the defendant possessed child pornography
holding that when an appellate court conducts a harmless error analysis, “the crucial consideration is what impact the error may reasonably be taken to have had on the jury’s decision-making”
holding that a defendant is entitled to relief from a non-constitutional error only if it “more probably than not affected the judgment or would result in prejudice to the judicial process”

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Judges: Koch, Barker, Holder, Clark, Wade

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