Does the Court of Appeal's failure to instruct on involuntary manslaughter constitute a federal constitutional error subject to review?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Moreno, F074533 (Cal. App. 2019):
Defendant argues the court's failure to instruct on involuntary manslaughter amounted to federal constitutional error subject to review under Chapman v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 18, and the error was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.
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