Danforth v. Minnesota | |
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Decided February 20, 2008 | |
Full case name | Danforth v. Minnesota |
Citations | 552 U.S. 264 ( more ) |
Holding | |
State courts can retroactively apply a new constitutional rule of criminal procedure by applying state law retroactivity standards that are broader than Teague v. Lane. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stevens |
Dissent | Roberts, joined by Kennedy |
Danforth v. Minnesota, 552 U.S. 264 (2008), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that state courts can retroactively apply a new constitutional rule of criminal procedure in post-conviction proceedings by applying state law retroactivity standards that are broader than the Teague v. Lane standard. [1] [2] [3] [4]