Is a federal constitutional error harmless beyond a reasonable doubt?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Macias, D064624 (Cal. App. 2015):

Thus, the issue we must decide is whether the federal constitutional error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt under the applicable Chapman harmless error standard. (People v. Taylor, supra, 31 Cal.3d at p. 499.)

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