Difference between revisions of "Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure - Rule 52. Harmless and Plain Error"

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A plain error that affects substantial rights may be considered even though it was not brought to the court's attention.
 
A plain error that affects substantial rights may be considered even though it was not brought to the court's attention.
  
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See [[Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure]]
 
See [[Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure]]

Latest revision as of 15:07, 11 March 2011

(a) Harmless Error.


Any error, defect, irregularity, or variance that does not affect substantial rights must be disregarded.


(b) Plain Error.


A plain error that affects substantial rights may be considered even though it was not brought to the court's attention.



See Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure