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Maryland's top court reaffirmed the decades-old standard for determining whether a trial court's error during a criminal case was harmless in an opinion issued late last week.

Constitutional – Continuance Denied – Harmless Error – General Intent Crime The prosecutor had assured defense counsel that the state would not use recordings of defendant’s jailhouse phone calls at trial, so counsel and his investigator focused on other elements of the defense. But the evening before jury selection started, the prosecutor told defense counsel ...

In United States v. Percoco, the Second Circuit (Raggi, Chin, Sullivan) the Second Circuit affirmed the convictions of several defendants involved in the so-called “Buffalo Billion”...

Attorney former prosecutor randy zelen. have you ever heard of gladiator. gladiator-style fights and that theyre betting on them? >> only on "game of thrones." so the answer is no. id like to think im not being naive when i say that. >> when you hear about 3,000 cases -- and we were talking during the commercial break. you were referencing the fact that so many of these have gone through the system in a vacuum at the time. now trying to look at these cases with different eyes how do you do that?...

>> wait a second. o.j. is in jail in prison now because he find nicoles real killer. [ laughter ] >> gregg: i covered the trial of the nine months that it went on. ive never seen such overwhelming evidence. >> one very important point. as a former prosecutor, harmless error. in the event that o.j. can move forward. you can say, you know what, no. >> gregg: if only they had handled the case it would have been so different. next time. >> heather: still to come today, tomorrow nights debate between...

mistakes made in the pardon process were in so many words, no big deal. harmless error is salegal term. but for the families of the mens victims, and these are the four convicted killers, the words harmless error, may seem like a slap in the face. all four of these pardoned murders worked in the mansion before getting theyre release. the governor says they committed crimes of passion, thats what he calls them, making them highly unlikely, he says nchg to reoffend. experts say thats sim...

harmless error is the legal term but for the families of the mens victims and the four convicted killers, the words harmless error must feel like a slap in the face. all four of the freed murderers, pardoned murderers, worked in the governors mansion before winning release. critics say they got the release befriending or sucking up to then governor haley barbour. the governor said he committed them crimes of passion. experts thats not true and these are no crimes of passion. one killer...

four convicted killers, the words harmless error, may seem like a slap in the face. all four of these pardoned murders worked in the mansion before getting theyre release. the governor says they committed crimes of passion, thats what he calls them, making them highly unlikely, he says nchg to reoffend. experts say thats simply not true. and in any events, these were no crimes of passion in some cases. one killer stuck up a convenient store, shooting the clerk dead as he begged for mer...

Conviction with or without the mirandized statements and even if they get appeal, the words, harmless error. what are we sending out to detractors around the world who want to kill us by telling them, look if you hatch one of these schemes to blow up our people well give you the same miranda rights that u.s. citizen will get? >> were setting a precedent that were america. if you ask for a trial you get a trial. he will go down regardless. he is america. he pled not guilty. he deserves a trial. g...

two major stories happening right now. one in iowa where republican presidential candidates are taking part in the states critical straw poll. and then in south carolina, texas governor rick perry is about to throw his hat into the ring. well have live coverage of that big announcement. first we begin with breaking news this hour out of pakistan. an intense search is under way for an american kidnapped from his home in lahore. the victim is identified as warren weinstein, a developme...