What is the standard of review in the federal and state courts for determining whether a federal error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Miller, B278681 (Cal. App. 2018):
9. Under the more stringent federal standard of review set out in Chapman v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 18, 22-24 (Chapman), we must find that the claimed error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. Under the more lenient state standard in People v. Watson (1956) 46 Cal.2d 818, 836, however, we ask only if it is reasonably probable that a result more favorable to the appealing party would have been reached in the absence of the error.
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