Chapman v. California
1967 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18 (1967),[1] was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that a federal "harmless error" rule must apply, instead of equivalent state rules, for reviewing trials where federally-protected rights had been violated.
Quick Facts Chapman v. California, Argued December 7–8, 1966 Decided February 20, 1967 ...
Chapman v. California | |
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Argued December 7–8, 1966 Decided February 20, 1967 | |
Full case name | Ruth Elizabeth Chapman and Thomas Leroy Teale v. California |
Docket no. | 95 |
Citations | 386 U.S. 18 (more) 17 L. Ed. 2d 705, 87 S. Ct. 824 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | Conviction (1963), affirmed, People v. Teale, 63 Cal. 2d 178 (1965) |
Holding | |
1) Violations of federally-protected rights must be governed by a federal harmless-error rule, not state rules, and 2) such errors are not harmless unless the state proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the error complained of did not contribute to the verdict obtained. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Black, joined by Warren, Douglas, Clark, Brennan, White, and Fortas |
Concurrence | Stewart |
Dissent | Harlan |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. V, XIV |
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