Opinion ID: 1134803
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Heading: Issue 12: Did an Accumulation of Errors Violate Pirtle's Constitutional Rights?

Text: Pirtle claims an accumulation of errors warrants reversal even if one of these alleged errors does not by itself show he was actually and substantially prejudiced by a violation of his constitutional rights or by a fundamental error of law. See Cook, 114 Wash.2d at 810, 792 P.2d 506; Lord, 123 Wash.2d at 303, 868 P.2d 835. Yet, claims, which alone are insufficient to grant habeas relief, do not suddenly become meritorious by simply aggregating these claims into one claim. See Scott v. Jones, 915 F.2d 1188, 1191 (8th Cir.1990). Beyond a general assertion of accumulated error, and since we have found no error, Pirtle has not established any error that accumulates to an error of such magnitude that resentencing or retrial is necessary. See Lord, 123 Wash.2d at 332, 868 P.2d 835.