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

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Rodriguez, A143416 (Cal. App. 2016):

2. If we assume the error was one of federal constitutional dimension, we would find it harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. It would not satisfy the standard of Chapman v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 18, 24.

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