What is the test for error in a drug possession charge?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Schwarz, C059021 (Cal. App. 2015):
Court decision in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts (2009) 557 U.S. 305 [174 L.Ed.2d 314] (Melendez-Diaz), we agreed with defendant, and because the error was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, we reversed the drug possession count.
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