Linkletter v. Walker

Linkletter v. Walker
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 7, 1965
Full case name	Linkletter v. Walker
Citations	381 U.S. 618 ( more )
Holding
The Constitution neither prohibits nor requires that new interpretations of constitutional criminal rights have retrospective effect.
Court membership
Chief Justice Earl Warren Associate Justices Hugo Black  · William O. Douglas Tom C. Clark  · John M. Harlan II William J. Brennan Jr.  · Potter Stewart Byron White  · Arthur Goldberg
Case opinions
Majority	Clark
Dissent	Black, joined by Douglas

Linkletter v. Walker, 381 U.S. 618 (1965), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Constitution neither prohibits nor requires that new interpretations of constitutional criminal rights have retrospective effect. ^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Teague v. Lane

References

1. Linkletter v. Walker, 381 U.S. 618 (1965).
2. "ArtIII.S1.7.3.2 Retroactivity of Criminal Decisions". Constitution Annotated . Library of Congress . Retrieved November 12, 2024.

External links

• Text of Linkletter v. Walker, 381 U.S. 618(1965) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia