What is the legal test for reversal of a finding of guilty of misconduct in a civil case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Araniva, B218787, No. VA106834 (Cal. App. 2010):
Where prosecutorial misconduct infringes upon a defendant's constitutional rights, reversal is required unless the reviewing court determines beyond a reasonable doubt that the misconduct did not affect the jury's verdict. (People v. Hall (2000) 82 Cal.App.4th
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