What is a reasonable probability of a more favorable result within the meaning of Watson?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Moye, B192331 (Cal. App. 9/27/2007), B192331 (Cal. App. 2007):
"There is a reasonable probability of a more favorable result within the meaning ofWatson when there exists `at least such an equal balance of reasonable probabilities as to leave the court in serious doubt as to whether the error affected the result.'" (People v. Mower (2002) 28 Cal.4th 457, 484, quoting from Watson, supra, 46 Cal.2d at p. 837.)
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