What are the consequences of the cumulative effect of a series of errors in a jury trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Larsen, B232387 (Cal. App. 2012):
Defendants argue that if we find the alleged errors were harmless when considered individually, the cumulative effect of the rulings deprived them of a fair trial. We are satisfied that the rulings to which defendants object did not affect the fairness of the trial whether considered individually or collectively. (People v. Cunningham (2001) 25 Cal.4th 926, 1009.)
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