In this case, the Court concluded that the test for constitutional harmless error is requiring the prosecution to prove "beyond a reasonable doubt" that the error complained of did not contribute to the verdict obtained
A) North Carolina v. Pierce
B) Chapman v. California
C) Ford v. Wainwright
D) Kotteakos v. United States
B
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Define due process and comment on the three requirements found in most areas of due process.
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A. victimology B. penology/sentencing/corrections C. theory construction D. criminal statistics/crime measurement
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word