California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Chae, A137442 (Cal. App. 2014):
"Under the Chapman standard, the government has the burden to show that the guilty verdict 'was surely unattributable to the error.' [Citation.] The proper test for prejudice requires consideration of not only the evidence that would support the judgment, but also the impact of the inadmissible evidence on the final outcome. [Citation.]" (People v. Gonzalez, supra, 210 Cal.App.4th at p. 884.)
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