What is the impact of a state court's harmlessness determination on a witness testimony?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Palmer v. Davey, No. 15-55222 (9th Cir. 2018):
Id. at 2197-98 (quoting O'Neal v. McAninch, 513 U.S. 432, 436 (1995)). We give deference to a state court's harmlessness determination. Jones, 829 F.3d at 1141.
In considering whether the error resulted in actual prejudice, we consider several factors as described in Delaware v. Van Arsdall, 475 U.S. 673, 684 (1986). Whelchel v. Washington, 232 F.3d 1197, 1206 (9th Cir. 2000). We address these factors below.
1. The importance of the witnesses' testimony in the prosecution's case
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