Is there any case law supporting a claim that structural error can dilute the burden of proof?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Contreras, E071800 (Cal. App. 2020):

5. Here, defendant cites only to Sullivan v. Louisiana, supra, 508 U.S. 275 in support of his claim that "[i]t is structural error and reversible per se to dilute the burden of proof."

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