What is the test for establishing error under state law?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Blackburn, 191 Cal.Rptr.3d 458, 354 P.3d 268, 61 Cal.4th 1113 (Cal. 2015):
Finally, and most recently, our unanimous opinion in People v. Lightsey (2012) 54 Cal.4th 668, 143 Cal.Rptr.3d 589, 279 P.3d 1072 observed: Typically, a defendant who has established error under state law must demonstrate there is a reasonable
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