The practice by many appellate courts of automatically reversing any conviction involving the erroneous admission of a confession, regardless of the confession's significance, has now been replaced by the ________ doctrine.
A) "Harmful error"
B) "Good faith"
C) "Harmless error"
D) "Trial error"

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The "harmless error" doctrine allows appellate courts to affirm convictions despite errors in the trial process if the court believes the error did not affect the outcome.

The Practice by Many Appellate Courts of Automatically Reversing Any