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D.C. Super. Ct. Juv. R. 52

Harmless Error and Plain Error

activein force · 2017-05-10 – presentact-effective-date

(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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