What is the federal harmless error standard for determining that an error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People Of The State Of Cal. v. Daniel, B217005, No. SA049605 (Cal. App. 2010):
9. To the extent the trial court's misallocation of the burden of proof is subject to the federal harmless-error standard, we also find that the error was "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt." (Chapman v. California, supra, 386 U.S. at p. 24.)
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