Linkletter v. Walker

Linkletter v. Walker
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 7, 1965
Full case nameLinkletter v. Walker
Citations381 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
MajorityClark
DissentBlack, 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]

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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.
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