Is an error involving the omission of an element of an offence harmless beyond a reasonable doubt?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Junkin, C080327 (Cal. App. 2017):
An error involving the omission of an element of an offense is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt "if no rational jury could have found the missing element unproven." (People v. Ortiz, supra, 101 Cal.App.4th at p. 416.)
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