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Harmful Error: Nationwide numbers

by The Center for Public Integrity, Center for Public Integrity
June 26, 2003

<h1>Harmful Error: Nationwide numbers</h1>
<p class="byline">by The Center for Public Integrity, Center for Public Integrity <br />June 26, 2003</p>
 
<p>For the stories to go along with this project, click <a href="https://publicintegrity.org/accountability/harmful-error">here</a> to see the Harmful Error page, or <a href="https://publicintegrity.org/2003/06/26/5530/methodology-team-harmful-error">here</a> to read the Methodology behind the data.</p>
<table class="wp-block-table">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>State</td>
<td>Opinions</td>
<td>Reversals</td>
<td>Harmless Error</td>
<td>Not Addressed</td>
<td>Dissent/Concurrence</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=AL">Alabama</a></td>
<td>325</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>223</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=AK">Alaska</a></td>
<td>74</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=AZ">Arizona</a></td>
<td>302</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>254</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=AR">Arkansas</a></td>
<td>54</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=CA">California</a></td>
<td>590</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>461</td>
<td>54</td>
<td>41</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=CO">Colorado</a></td>
<td>166</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>134</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=CT">Connecticut</a></td>
<td>325</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>270</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=DE">Delaware</a></td>
<td>151</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>102</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=FL">Florida</a></td>
<td>569</td>
<td>253</td>
<td>281</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=GA">Georgia</a></td>
<td>449</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>373</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>17</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=HI">Hawaii</a></td>
<td>80</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=ID">Idaho</a></td>
<td>102</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>86</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=IL">Illinois</a></td>
<td>630</td>
<td>158</td>
<td>431</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>27</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=IN">Indiana</a></td>
<td>475</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>423</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=IA">Iowa</a></td>
<td>110</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>90</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=KS">Kansas</a></td>
<td>231</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>197</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=KY">Kentucky</a></td>
<td>121</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=LA">Louisiana</a></td>
<td>168</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>134</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=ME">Maine</a></td>
<td>94</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=MD">Maryland</a></td>
<td>103</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=MA">Massachusetts</a></td>
<td>189</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>152</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=MI">Michigan</a></td>
<td>212</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>163</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=MN">Minnesota</a></td>
<td>240</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>186</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=MS">Mississippi</a></td>
<td>167</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>130</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>17</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=MO">Missouri</a></td>
<td>376</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>288</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=MT">Montana</a></td>
<td>69</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>53</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=NE">Nebraska</a></td>
<td>72</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=NV">Nevada</a></td>
<td>162</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>135</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=NH">New Hampshire</a></td>
<td>29</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=NJ">New Jersey</a></td>
<td>178</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>122</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=NM">New Mexico</a></td>
<td>133</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>107</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=NY">New York</a></td>
<td>1283</td>
<td>277</td>
<td>906</td>
<td>100</td>
<td>45</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=NC">North Carolina</a></td>
<td>120</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>104</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=ND">North Dakota</a></td>
<td>26</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=OH">Ohio</a></td>
<td>441</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>354</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>17</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=OK">Oklahoma</a></td>
<td>308</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>271</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=OR">Oregon</a></td>
<td>44</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=PA">Pennsylvania</a></td>
<td>523</td>
<td>67</td>
<td>392</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=RI">Rhode Island</a></td>
<td>49</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>43</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=SC">South Carolina</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=SD">South Dakota</a></td>
<td>54</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=TN">Tennessee</a></td>
<td>200</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>172</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=TX">Texas</a></td>
<td>589</td>
<td>154</td>
<td>420</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>42</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=UT">Utah</a></td>
<td>115</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>98</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=VT">Vermont</a></td>
<td>58</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=VA">Virginia</a></td>
<td>127</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>101</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=WA">Washington</a></td>
<td>244</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>217</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=WV">West Virginia</a></td>
<td>59</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=WI">Wisconsin</a></td>
<td>107</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://projects.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?st=WY">Wyoming</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TOTAL</td>
<td>11452</td>
<td>2012</td>
<td>8709</td>
<td>731</td>
<td>513</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>


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State	Opinions	Reversals	Harmless Error	Not Addressed	Dissent/Concurrence
Alabama	325	69	223	33	5
Alaska	74	17	52	5	1
Arizona	302	39	254	9	8
Arkansas	54	7	38	9	4
California	590	75	461	54	41
Colorado	166	21	134	11	7
Connecticut	325	24	270	31	12
Delaware	151	22	102	27	0
Florida	569	253	281	35	19
Georgia	449	39	373	37	17
Hawaii	80	17	60	3	1
Idaho	102	8	86	8	10
Illinois	630	158	431	41	27
Indiana	475	21	423	31	12
Iowa	110	10	90	10	5
Kansas	231	31	197	3	1
Kentucky	121	37	81	3	9
Louisiana	168	27	134	7	15
Maine	94	17	75	2	0
Maryland	103	23	76	4	5
Massachusetts	189	31	152	6	5
Michigan	212	37	163	12	14
Minnesota	240	32	186	22	6
Mississippi	167	26	130	11	17
Missouri	376	77	288	11	21
Montana	69	8	53	8	4
Nebraska	72	6	57	9	2
Nevada	162	23	135	4	10
New Hampshire	29	3	25	1	1
New Jersey	178	42	122	14	15
New Mexico	133	19	107	7	3
New York	1283	277	906	100	45
North Carolina	120	14	104	2	7
North Dakota	26	5	20	1	1
Ohio	441	71	354	16	17
Oklahoma	308	30	271	7	16
Oregon	44	8	34	2	2
Pennsylvania	523	67	392	64	36
Rhode Island	49	4	43	2	2

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