Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Miscarriage of Justice — Error Without Consequential Effect

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Not every error warrants reversal. Only errors that result in a miscarriage of justice justify appellate intervention. The appellant must demonstrate that the error materially affected the outcome. If the result would have been the same regardless, the error is harmless. The principle prevents appeals…

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