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Opinion of the Court
Filed
June 11, 2007
Case
Fry v. Pliler
Case status
Decided

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Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court. We decide whether a federal habeas court must assess the prejudicial impact of constitutional error in a state-court criminal trial under the “substantial and injurious effect” standard set forth in Brecht v. Abrakamson, 507 U. S. 619 (1993), when the state appellate court failed to recognize the error and did not review it for harmlessness un…

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TypeAuthorFiled
Opinion Antonin Scalia June 11, 2007
Concurrence in part Not attributed June 11, 2007