Opinion

National Ass'n of Reversionary Property Owners v. Surface Transportation Board

  • 517 U.S. 1106
  • 64 U.S.L.W. 3640
  • 116 S. Ct. 1323
  • 134 L. Ed. 2d 475
  • 1996 U.S. LEXIS 1995
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Filed
Mar 25, 1996
Status
Published
Cited by
61 cases
Authority
More cited than 95.2%

holding that charge error that was not preserved at trial must be so harmful that the defendant was denied a fair and impartial trial before it can be the basis for reversal

How later courts described this case

  • holding that charge error that was not preserved at trial must be so harmful that the defendant was denied a fair and impartial trial before it can be the basis for reversal
  • intent may be discerned from the acts, words, and conduct of the accused

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

This record has no opinion text. It is a disposition such as a denial of certiorari, kept so the case can be found by name and citation.

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