Can the government argue that a violation of the fourth amendment is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Alvarez, 810 F.2d 879 (9th Cir. 1987):
8 The government does not, and could not, contend that the fourth amendment violation here was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. See Chapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18, 24, 87 S.Ct. 824, 828, 17 L.Ed.2d 705 (1967).
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