Is a claim of federal constitutional error sufficient to invalidate a defendant's claim of state law error?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Williams, A139392 (Cal. App. 2015):
3. Inasmuch as we reject defendant's claim of state law error on the merits, we necessarily reject defendant's claim of federal constitutional error. " 'No separate constitutional discussion is required in such cases, and we therefore provide none.' [Citation.]" (People v. Homick (2012) 55 Cal.4th 816, 856, fn. 25.)
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