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Here's a really detailed StackOverflow answer that seems to point out some things to look at in relation to this behaviour:
http://stackoverflow.com/a/14293528/238753

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Tested and confirmed that this bug affects Android 4.4 - 5.1 but was fixed in Android 6.0.

I've attached an updated sample project since the original one needed some tweaks to get it building.

See here, there is no guava dependency.

$ gradlew :app:dependencies --configuration androidTestCompile

> Configure project :app

> Task :app:dependencies

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Project :app
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androidTestCompile - Classpath for compiling the androidTest sources.
\--- com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-accessibility:3.0.1
     +--- com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.0.1
     |    +--- com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.1
     |    |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:25.4.0 -> 26.0.1
     |    |    +--- junit:junit:4.12
     |    |    |    \--- org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3
     |    |    \--- net.sf.kxml:kxml2:2.3.0
     |    +--- com.android.support.test:rules:1.0.1
     |    |    \--- com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.1 (*)
     |    +--- com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-idling-resource:3.0.1
     |    +--- com.squareup:javawriter:2.1.1
     |    +--- javax.inject:javax.inject:1
     |    +--- org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:1.3
     |    |    \--- org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3
     |    +--- org.hamcrest:hamcrest-integration:1.3
     |    |    \--- org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:1.3 (*)
     |    \--- com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:2.0.1 -> 3.0.1
     \--- com.google.android.apps.common.testing.accessibility.framework:accessibility-test-framework:2.0
          \--- org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3

(*) - dependencies omitted (listed previously)


BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 0s
1 actionable task: 1 executed

Now this:

Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithJarMergingForDebugAndroidTest'.
com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: java.util.zip.ZipException: duplicate entry: android/support/test/espresso/accessibility/R.class


[19:52:07][Step 4/4] 120 actionable tasks: 70 executed, 50 up-to-date
[19:52:07][Step 4/4] ##teamcity[buildProblem identity='898530459' description='Execution failed for task |':app:transformClassesWithJarMergingForDebugAndroidTest|'. java.lang.RuntimeException: com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: java.util.zip.ZipException: duplicate entry: android/support/test/espresso/accessibility/R.class' type='gradleBuildProblem']
[19:52:07][Step 4/4] Process exited with code 1
[19:52:07][Step 4/4] Gradle failure report
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report] FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report] * What went wrong:
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report] Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithJarMergingForDebugAndroidTest'.
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report] > com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: java.util.zip.ZipException: duplicate entry: android/support/test/espresso/accessibility/R.class
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report] * Try:
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report] Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report] * Exception is:
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report] org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskExecutionException: Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithJarMergingForDebugAndroidTest'.
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeActions(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:100)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.execute(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:70)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.OutputDirectoryCreatingTaskExecuter.execute(OutputDirectoryCreatingTaskExecuter.java:51)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipCachedTaskExecuter.execute(SkipCachedTaskExecuter.java:108)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipUpToDateTaskExecuter.execute(SkipUpToDateTaskExecuter.java:62)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ResolveTaskOutputCachingStateExecuter.execute(ResolveTaskOutputCachingStateExecuter.java:54)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ResolveBuildCacheKeyExecuter.execute(ResolveBuildCacheKeyExecuter.java:61)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ValidatingTaskExecuter.execute(ValidatingTaskExecuter.java:60)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.execute(SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.java:97)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.CleanupStaleOutputsExecuter.execute(CleanupStaleOutputsExecuter.java:87)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ResolveTaskArtifactStateTaskExecuter.execute(ResolveTaskArtifactStateTaskExecuter.java:52)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.execute(SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.java:52)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipOnlyIfTaskExecuter.execute(SkipOnlyIfTaskExecuter.java:54)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteAtMostOnceTaskExecuter.execute(ExecuteAtMostOnceTaskExecuter.java:43)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.CatchExceptionTaskExecuter.execute(CatchExceptionTaskExecuter.java:34)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter$EventFiringTaskWorker$1.run(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:248)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor$RunnableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:336)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor$RunnableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:328)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:199)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:110)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter$EventFiringTaskWorker.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:241)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter$EventFiringTaskWorker.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:230)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.processTask(DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.java:123)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.access$200(DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.java:79)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker$1.execute(DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.java:104)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker$1.execute(DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.java:98)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskExecutionPlan.execute(DefaultTaskExecutionPlan.java:626)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskExecutionPlan.executeWithTask(DefaultTaskExecutionPlan.java:581)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.run(DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.java:98)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ExecutorPolicy$CatchAndRecordFailures.onExecute(ExecutorPolicy.java:63)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ManagedExecutorImpl$1.run(ManagedExecutorImpl.java:46)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ThreadFactoryImpl$ManagedThreadRunnable.run(ThreadFactoryImpl.java:55)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report] Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: java.util.zip.ZipException: duplicate entry: android/support/test/espresso/accessibility/R.class
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at com.android.builder.profile.Recorder$Block.handleException(Recorder.java:55)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at com.android.builder.profile.ThreadRecorder.record(ThreadRecorder.java:104)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at com.android.build.gradle.internal.pipeline.TransformTask.transform(TransformTask.java:176)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.internal.reflect.JavaMethod.invoke(JavaMethod.java:73)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.IncrementalTaskAction.doExecute(IncrementalTaskAction.java:46)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.StandardTaskAction.execute(StandardTaskAction.java:39)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.StandardTaskAction.execute(StandardTaskAction.java:26)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter$1.run(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:121)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor$RunnableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:336)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor$RunnableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:328)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:199)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:110)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeAction(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:110)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeActions(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:92)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       ... 31 more
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report] Caused by: com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: java.util.zip.ZipException: duplicate entry: android/support/test/espresso/accessibility/R.class
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at com.android.build.gradle.internal.transforms.JarMergingTransform.transform(JarMergingTransform.java:118)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at com.android.build.gradle.internal.pipeline.TransformTask$2.call(TransformTask.java:185)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at com.android.build.gradle.internal.pipeline.TransformTask$2.call(TransformTask.java:181)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at com.android.builder.profile.ThreadRecorder.record(ThreadRecorder.java:102)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       ... 43 more
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report] Caused by: java.util.zip.ZipException: duplicate entry: android/support/test/espresso/accessibility/R.class
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at com.android.build.gradle.internal.transforms.JarMerger.addFolder(JarMerger.java:117)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at com.android.build.gradle.internal.transforms.JarMerger.addFolder(JarMerger.java:137)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at com.android.build.gradle.internal.transforms.JarMerger.addFolder(JarMerger.java:137)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at com.android.build.gradle.internal.transforms.JarMerger.addFolder(JarMerger.java:137)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at com.android.build.gradle.internal.transforms.JarMerger.addFolder(JarMerger.java:137)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at com.android.build.gradle.internal.transforms.JarMerger.addFolder(JarMerger.java:137)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at com.android.build.gradle.internal.transforms.JarMerger.addFolder(JarMerger.java:91)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       at com.android.build.gradle.internal.transforms.JarMergingTransform.transform(JarMergingTransform.java:112)
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]       ... 46 more
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report] * Get more help at https://help.gradle.org
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report]
[19:52:07][Gradle failure report] BUILD FAILED in 7s

There are two issues reported here:
 - Package 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-accessibility:3.0.0' uses a Guava class but does not declare a dependency to Guava, resulting in the errors reported in comments #1-#5.
 - Package 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-accessibility:3.0.1' seems to have duplicates of the android/support/test/espresso/accessibility/R class, resulting in the error in comment #6.

Reassigning this bug to the owner of the espresso-accessibility package for a fix.

@Stephan: Please change to another bug component as appropriate. Thanks!

Yes, you are right. I was demonstrating that upgrading from 3.0.0 to 3.0.1 did not work and that they both have problems.

Ideally a 3.0.2 release with the POM file containing Guava(add as implementation/compile dependency) is needed. I am not sure about the duplicated R.class.

Both issues have been fixed and will be included in the 3.0.2-alpha2 release

Thanks for the quick fix!

HI All, Any working sample project for accessibility please share the github link.