What is the test for consciousness of innocence in a murder trial?

Finally, even assuming error, it was harmless under any standard. The proffered evidence, although relevant to consciousness of innocence, was "less than compelling... since, if [defendant] had been involved in [the Mercks'] murder, it can be assumed he would have lied to a police detective questioning him about it." (People v. Curl, supra, 46 Cal.4th at p. 362.) The ambiguous nature of the evidence thus counsels against any finding that its exclusion affected the verdicts.