Can a defendant claim that any errors made at trial prejudiced him?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Melendez, C064050, Super. Ct. No. SF111853A (Cal. App. 2011):
defendant's claim that the cumulative impact of any errors made at trial prejudiced him. Whether considered individually or for cumulative effect, no error occurred which affected the trial process or deprived defendant of his constitutional rights. (People v. Sanders (1995) 11 Cal.4th 475, 565.)
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