People v. Blackmon

This case is before us on remand from the Michigan Supreme Court. People v Blackmon, 477 Mich 1125 (2007). This Court is instructed to decide(1) whether the error that occurred [at defendant’s trial] is constitutional in nature; (2) whether the Court of Appeals, on direct appeal, therefore erred in failing to apply the “harmless beyond a reasonable doubt” standard that is applied to preserved federal constitutional error, Chapman v California, 386 US 18; 87 S Ct 824; 17 L Ed 2d 705 (1967) [overruled in part on other grounds, as recognized in Sherley v Kentucky, 889 SW2d 794 (Ky, 1994)]; (3)…