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Fry v. Pliler, No. 06-5247 (U.S. Supreme Court) (551 U.S. 112; 127 S.Ct. 2321) (June 11, 2007) (Justice Scalia)

Loaded on May 1, 2007 published in Punch and Jurists May 14, 2007
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Substantial and Injurious Effect.

The Supreme Court granted certiorari in this case to resolve a single question: namely, in habeas proceedings under 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254, must a federal court assess the prejudicial impact of a constitutional error in a state-court criminal trial under the strict "substantial and injurious effect" standard established in Brecht ...

 

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