What is the test for determining whether an error contributed to a verdict in a case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Milosavljevic, B254067 (Cal. App. 2015):
7. People v. Watson (1956) 46 Cal.2d 818. Watson involves demonstrating that it is reasonably probable a result more favorable to appellant would have been reached in the absence of the error, while Chapman involves demonstrating that beyond a reasonable doubt the error did not contribute to the verdict. (People v. Andrews (2015) 234 Cal.App.4th 590, 606.)
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