California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rios, E050819 (Cal. App. 2012):
Next, we must consider whether the trial court's error was harmless. The test we apply in this analysis "is whether it appears 'beyond a reasonable doubt that the error complained of did not contribute to the verdict obtained.' [Citations.]" (Neder v. U.S. (1999) 527 U.S. 1, 15.)
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