What is the test for reversal of a verdict in a civil case based on error in state law?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Munoz, B275732 (Cal. App. 2017):
required under the federal Constitution unless the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt]; People v. Watson (1956) 46 Cal.2d 818, 836 [state law error requires reversal only if it is reasonably probable that the error had an effect on the verdict].)
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