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Black v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on May 31, 2011
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
10-1038 7th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2010

Issue: Whether the right to trial by a jury, and Chapman v. California and its progeny, permit a court to deem a constitutional error "harmless" on the ground that the government’s evidence supports guilt, without crediting evidence that favors acquittal or assessing the impact of the error on the jury.

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Certiorari-stage documents