Is there a reasonable probability defendant would have received a more favorable verdict if evidence of sexual abuse had been admitted?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gaspar, C074348 (Cal. App. 2015):
shooting him five times in the back. On this record, we conclude that there is no reasonable probability defendant would have received a more favorable verdict had the evidence of abuse been admitted. Accordingly, any error in excluding such evidence was harmless. (People v. Watson (1956) 46 Cal.2d 818, 835-836.)
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