California Supreme Court· 7/3/1956

People v. Watson

Citations

299 P.2d 243
46 Cal. 2d 818
1956 Cal. LEXIS 234

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holding that certain trial errors are harmless unless there is a reasonable probability that a different result would have occurred absent the error
concluding that instructional error is not subject to reversal unless an examination of the entire record establishes reasonable probability that the error affected the outcome
defining prejudice as the reasonable probability of a result more favorable to defendant
error harmful if “it is reasonably probable that a result more favorable to the appealing party would have been reached in the absence of the error”
no reasonable probability of more favorable outcome

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Judges: Carter, Schauer, Spence

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