The Oyez Project: Criminal Procedure Issues - Retroactivity Decisions

Austria v. Altmann - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 07 Jun 2004 12:00:00 -0500

Does the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 apply to actions that took place before its passage?

Beard v. Banks - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 24 Jun 2004 12:00:00 -0500

1. Does the Supreme Court's decision in Mills v. Maryland (1988) create a new rule of law that cannot be applied retroactively to award sentencing relief to a prisoner whose conviction became final before Mills was announced? 2. If Mills applies retroactively and a state supreme court rejects a Mills challenge because the jury was not told that it must unanimously agree on mitigating factors, is that decision consistent with Supreme Court precedent?

Hankerson v. North Carolina - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 17 Jun 1977 12:00:00 -0500

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Powell v. Nevada - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 30 Mar 1994 12:00:00 -0500

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Schriro v. Summerlin - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 24 Jun 2004 12:00:00 -0500

Was the change announced by the Supreme Court in Ring v. Arizona substantive in nature and therefore retroactively applicable?

Yates v. Aiken - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 12 Jan 1988 12:00:00 -0500

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