Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
18 U.S.C. § 3741: Harmless error and plain error—(Rule)
What this law says, in plain English
This rule governs how courts handle errors during trials. It distinguishes between harmless errors that don't affect outcomes and plain errors that significantly impact fairness and must be corrected.
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