What is the test for determining whether a jury's error was unimportant?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sparks, E059720 (Cal. App. 2015):
1129.) In considering whether the error was unimportant in relation to everything else the jury considered, we look to the strength of the evidence and the properly given jury instructions. (Yates v. Evatt (1991) 500 U.S. 391, 405-407.)
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