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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