Brecht v. Abrahamson, No. 91-7358 (U.S. Supreme Court) (507 U.S. 619; 113 S.Ct. 1710) (April 21, 1993) (Justice Rehnquist)
In this case, the Court built upon the harmless error standard that was established in Chapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18, 24 (1967) where the Court held that a conviction would be vacated unless the Government could prove "beyond a reasonable doubt that the error complained of did not contribute ...
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