Does the cumulative effect of a cumulative error in a criminal case result in a reversal of a conviction?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. McIntee, B280917 (Cal. App. 2018):

Defendant contends that all of the alleged errors discussed above resulted in cumulative error sufficient to deprive him of due process and warrant reversal of his convictions. We disagree. "To the extent there are a few instances in which we have found error or assumed its existence, no prejudice resulted. The same conclusion is appropriate after considering their cumulative effect." (People v. Valdez (2012) 55 Cal.4th 82, 181.) Similarly, the cumulative effect of any errors in this case was not prejudicial.

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