Does Chapman 3 apply to the failure to instruct sua sponte on voluntary manslaughter?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Vasquez, 2d Crim. No. B287908 (Cal. App. 2019):
Because there was no error, we need not decide whether Chapman3 applies to the failure to instruct sua sponte on voluntary manslaughter. (People v. Breverman, supra, 19 Cal.
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