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Yancey v. State

Citations

  • 570 S.E.2d 269
  • 275 Ga. 550
  • 2002 Fulton County D. Rep. 2671
  • 2002 Ga. LEXIS 641

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  • harmless error found only where there is no reasonable possibility that improper evidence contributed to conviction
  • “Whether a constitutional violation constitutes harmless error depends on whether the state can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the error did not contribute to the verdict.”
  • “The Confrontation Clause may bar the admission of some evidence that would be 9 (a
  • although courts have sometimes relied on corroborating evidence as indicia of reliability, existence of corroborating evidence is more properly considered in deciding whether error in admitting statement was harmless
  • although courts have sometimes relied on corroborating evidence as indicia of reliability, existence of corroborating evidence is more properly considered in deciding whether error in admitting statement was harmless
  • “Whether a constitutional violation constitutes harmless error depends on whether the state can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the error did not contribute to the verdict.”

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Judges: Fletcher, Hunstein, Carley, Thompson

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