What is the test for relief in habeas corpus proceedings when a jury error was made during the trial?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Ortega v. Biter, Case No. 1:12-cv-00070-AWI-SKO-HC (E.D. Cal. 2015):

To be entitled to relief in habeas corpus proceedings, a petitioner generally must show that a trial error resulted in actual prejudice. Brecht v. Abrahamson, 507 U.S. 619, 637 (1993). Constitutional trial errors occurring during the presentation of evidence to the jury are generally subject to harmless error analysis, which is tested on habeas corpus review by determining whether any error had a substantial and injurious effect or influence in determining the jury's verdict. Id. (applying the

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