Is there any case law where a rational jury would have found appellant guilty regardless of the errors on appeal?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Diaz, 2d Crim. No.B276800 (Cal. App. 2018):

Looking at the record as a whole, it is clear beyond a reasonable doubt that a rational jury would have found appellant guilty, regardless of the errors he claims on appeal. (Neder v. United States (1999) 527 U.S. 1, 18; Chapman v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 18, 23 [no reasonable possibility that the evidence complained of contributed to the conviction]; People v. Leon (2015) 61 Cal.4th 569, 604 [assuming evidence was erroneously admitted, the issue is whether the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt].)

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