Legal improprieties in jury instructions, even those that pertain to elements of offenses, may well be harmless error if they do not pertain to ?critical factual issues? in the case as demonstrated by the evidence and highlighted by closing arguments, thereby indicating beyond a reasonable doubt that the jury was not misled.
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State v. Devalda
Connecticut Supreme Court
October 1, 2012
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