It might be helpful to inject Tony's four criteria for a backcourt violation into the discussion:
1. A has team control (which does not end unless B secures control [or a shot or dead ball])
2. Ball has front court status
3. A is the last to touch it in front court (intentionally or not)
4. A is the first to touch it in back court (intentionally or not)
So...unless B secures possession it would not matter if B touched it before A tapped it into back-court.
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