In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court hold that the appellate court must find “beyond a reasonable doubt” that the harm inflicted on the defendant adversely affected the verdict to require the ordering of a new trial?

A) Chapman v. United States
B) Griffith v. Kentucky
C) Neder v. United States
D) United States v. Young


A) Chapman v. United States

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