What is the test for harmless beyond a reasonable doubt?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Slaughter, 211 Cal.App.3d 577, 259 Cal.Rptr. 437 (Cal. App. 1989):
We conclude that under the circumstances of this case, the court's erroneous refusal to require the prosecution to make an election was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. (Chapman v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 18, 24, 87 S.Ct. 824, 828, 17 L.Ed.2d 705, 710.)
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