DC · rules
D.C. Super. Ct. Juv. R. 52
Harmless Error and Plain Error
(a) Harmless error. Any error, defect, irregularity or variance which does not affect
substantial rights shall be disregarded.
(b) Plain error. Plain errors or defects affecting substantial rights may be noticed although
they were not brought to the attention of the Family Court.
History
COMMENT Substantially similar to FRCrP 52.
Provenance
- Source
- dccourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
162cac5482fdd501b360b77072e58344b5c17e240980c0a2dbbb5838a27000c5
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