Opinion ID: 2581010
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 28

Heading: Cumulative effect of asserted errors committed at the preliminary hearing and the guilt phase of the trial

Text: Defendant realleges many of the asserted errors described above, claiming that even if these alleged errors are individually harmless, they are cumulatively prejudicial. As explained above, however, most of the alleged errors are either noncognizable on appeal, or did not amount to error. Assuming some errors, however, as we have observed, [e]ven when his life is at stake, `[a] defendant is entitled to a fair trial but not a perfect one.' ( People v. Hamilton (1988) 46 Cal.3d 123, 156, 249 Cal.Rptr. 320, 756 P.2d 1348.) We conclude that defendant received a fair trial, and perceive no prejudice, cumulative or otherwise.