A mistake committed by a trial court that is NOT serious enough to warrant a new trial because the mistake could not have affected the outcome of the original trial is known by which of the following terms?

a) plea bargaining
b) judicial review
c) reversible error
d) harmless error
e) remand


Answer: D

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