Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 11/13/1978
State v. Smith
Citations
- 394 A.2d 259
- 1978 Me. LEXIS 1008
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- erroneous instruction was harmless, even where saved by timely objection, where the correct instruction “could not possibly have brought about a not guilty verdict”
- jury instruction error held harmless beyond a reasonable doubt
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Judges: Pomeroy, McKusick, Archibald, Godfrey, Nichols, Wernick, Delahanty
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10 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. ConnerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1981-09-08· cited 37×
- State v. JenkinsNorth Dakota Supreme Court· 1982-11-10· cited 28×
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1981-09-15· cited 19×
- State v. HassapelisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1979-07-30· cited 19×
- State v. LyonsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1983-10-18· cited 15×
- State v. DaySupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1988-03-11· cited 10×
- State v. ThomasSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1981-07-16· cited 9×
- State v. CyranSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1991-02-25· cited 7×
- State v. MerrifieldSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1984-08-03· cited 5×
- Foresman v. Foresman. ICA s.d.o., filed 03/06/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 46. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 0n 05/07/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/28/2024 [ada].Hawaii Supreme Court· 2025-06-17
Cites
18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 1967-03-27· cited 23,069×
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court· 1970-05-18· cited 11,712×
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1946-06-10· cited 7,845×
- United States v. Antonelli Fireworks Co.Second Circuit· 1946-05-02· cited 191×
- Jose Verdugo and Horace Eugene Turner v. United StatesNinth Circuit· 1968-10-07· cited 175×
- United States v. NataleSecond Circuit· 1975-11-28· cited 160×
- United States v. Horsun HowardSecond Circuit· 1974-11-15· cited 65×
- United States v. James Matthew Fields and William Lee HamiltonSecond Circuit· 1972-09-05· cited 57×
- State v. McKeoughSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1973-02-28· cited 53×
- State v. LewisohnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1977-11-08· cited 47×
- United States v. Gary SingletonSecond Circuit· 1976-02-13· cited 28×
- State v. HealdSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1973-07-06· cited 28×
- State v. RangerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1953-07-08· cited 23×
- State v. RangerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1958-07-08· cited 23×
- State v. DemerrittSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1953-12-30· cited 16×
- State v. BrewerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1974-09-09· cited 14×
- State v. HodgkinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1968-02-08· cited 6×
- Peter Casella v. United StatesThird Circuit· 1971-10-27· cited 4×
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