Kotteakos v. U.S., No. 457 (U.S. Supreme Court) (328 U.S. 750; 66 S.Ct. 1239) (June 10, 2046) (Justice Rutledge)
While this is the Court's seminal case on the concept of "wheel conspiracies," it is principally known for establishing the standard for determining whether a nonconstitutional error is harmless or not - a holding later amplified in Brecht v. Abrahamson.
The issue addressed by the Court in this case was ...
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