What is the test for determining whether a court error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Rivera, B295700 (Cal. App. 2020):

Because the court's error was one of constitutional magnitude, we must determine whether the error was "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt." (Chapman v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 18, 24 [87 S.Ct. 824, 17 L.Ed.2d 705].)

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