United States v. Cudell Watkins

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• effect of the error on defense counsel’s conduct is relevant to harmless error
• Under a harmless error analysis, the “court must . . . decide whether, absent the so-determined unconstitutional effect, the evidence remains not only sufficient to support the verdict but so overwhelming as to establish the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt”

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