Does the search of a defendant's home during the course of his trial result in his conviction for possession of illegal drugs?

Therefore, at least some of the admissions made by Basurto related to or were prompted by the documents seized from the kitchen table, which we have determined were erroneously admitted by the trial court. Since the government has not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that these statements did not contribute to Basurto's conviction, under Chapman v. California, supra, the unconstitutional seizure of the papers on the kitchen table cannot be said to have resulted in harmless error. Therefore, the illegal search of Basurto's house furnishes an independent ground for reversing his conviction.