Satterwhite v. Texas, No. 86-6284 (U.S. Supreme Court) (486 U.S. 249; 108 S.Ct. 1792) (May 31, 1988) (Justice O'Connor)
In this case the Court also held that a pervasive denial of counsel casts such doubt on the fairness of the trial process that it can never be considered harmless error. The Court stated: "We generally have held that if the prosecution can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a ...
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