Brecht v. Abrahamson, 507 U.S. 619, 39 (1993)

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Cite as: 507 U. S. 619 (1993)

Souter, J., dissenting

justifiable from the standpoint of fairness or judicial efficiency. Because I would remand the case to the Court of Appeals for application of Chapman's more demanding harmless-error standard, I respectfully dissent.

Justice Souter, dissenting. I join in all but the footnote and Part III of Justice White's dissent, subject only to the caveat that I do not mean to indicate an opinion on the merits of Stone v. Powell, 428 U. S. 465 (1976).

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