California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Waddell, B263977 (Cal. App. 2016):
However, we reject appellant's contention that the court's failure to instruct on defense of property in this case amounted to a constitutional violation requiring reversal absent a showing that the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. (Chapman v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 18.)
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