Fry v. Pliler

Summary

Justice Breyer, concurring in part and dissenting in part, agrees the Brecht standard governs harmless error review but argues the Ninth Circuit must re‑examine the Chambers error determination, urging remand; Justice Stevens, in a separate concurrence‑in‑part/dissent‑in‑part, joins the majority except for Part II‑B and contends the exclusion of Maples’ testimony was not harmless, advocating reversal of the appellate judgment.