Sentence examples for affected substantial from inspiring English sources
As the majority points out, both define harmless error in terms of whether a violation affects "substantial rights". 8 Since this Court had already made clear that misjoinder affected "substantial rights," McElroy, 164 U.S. 76, 17 S.Ct.
The legislative indicator of liability was not significantly stronger (in Linn a statutory and regulatory prohibition was involved, applicable, however, only to licensees; here only a regulatory prohibition); in both cases social habits may be affected, substantial economic consequences may result, and in both the court acts without the advantage of a legislative inquiry.
9 But it is a long leap from that recognition to a view that the passage of the harmless-error statute in 1919and the subsequent adoption of Rule 52(a) in 1946 and the passage of the current harmless-error statute in 1949 summarily jettisoned all prior jurisprudence on the errors that affected "substantial rights". Indeed, interpretations of the 1919 statute accorded it a very different mission.
19 Misjoinder affects "substantial rights," and should lead to reversal.
Assuming there is a "substantial right," the inquiry remains whether the error "affects substantial rights" requiring reversal of a conviction.
The plan will not affect substantial numbers of The Post's readers, who will continue to have unlimited free access online.
52(a) ("Any error, defect, irregularity or variance which does not affect substantial rights shall be disregarded").
Rather, an error "affects substantial rights" only if it casts doubt on the outcome of the proceeding.
Rule 52(a) referred to "[a]ny error, defect, irregularity or variance which does not affect substantial rights"; the 1949 statute referred to "errors or defects which do not affect the substantial rights of the parties". 28 U.S.C. 2111.
For example, studies reported in recent months indicate that hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms last longer than previously thought, affecting substantial numbers of women in their 60s.
The current rate of new infections, or something close to it, will not have to continue for long to affect substantial percentages of those populations.
