Does Defendant have to meet a high constitutional standard to prove that the erroneous admission of evidence resulted in an unfair trial?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Williams, B255785 (Cal. App. 2016):

"To prove a deprivation of federal due process rights, [a defendant] must satisfy a high constitutional standard to show that the erroneous admission of evidence resulted in an unfair trial." (People v. Albarran (2007) 149 Cal.App.4th 214, 229.) The question is whether a trial court error rendered the trial arbitrary and unfair such that a due process violation occurred. (Id. at pp. 229-230.) Defendant has not met this high standard.

4. Constitutionality of Evidence Code section 1108

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