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In United States law, a reversible error is an error of sufficient gravity to warrant reversal of a judgment on appeal. It is an error by the trier of law , or the trier of fact (the jury, or the judge if it is a bench trial), or malfeasance by one of the trying attorneys, which results in an unfair trial.
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Oct 23, 2015 · But if on appeal you can show that an error had the effect of prejudicing the outcome — that is, if the error had not happened the outcome at trial may have gone in your favor — that is a reversible error.
Reversible error is a legal mistake at the trial court level which is so significant that without the error the outcome may have been different and the judgment must be reversed by the appellate court.
It is a reversible error if the mistake is so significant that it would have changed the outcome of the trial, and then the trial court's decision will be vacated.
constitutes reversible error unless “‘the factual question posed by the omitted instruction was necessarily resolved adversely to the defendant under other, properly given instructions.’ [Citation.]”
May 25, 2017 · A major part of winning an appeal requires demonstrating that an error occurred and confirming that the error was properly raised in the trial court. But more may be required. If the judgment can be affirmed on a basis unaffected by the error, then an appellate court will not reverse.
constitutional errors can be harmless, how to conduct harmless error analysis when it applies, and, most fundamentally, what harmless constitutional error even is — what source of law generates it and enables the Supreme Court to require its use by state courts.
