Danforth v. Minnesota

Danforth v. Minnesota
Supreme Court of the United States
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.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia Anthony Kennedy · David Souter Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
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]

See also

• Edwards v. Vannoy
• Montgomery v. Louisiana

References

1. Danforth v. Minnesota, 552 U.S. 264 (2008).
2. "States allowed to expand criminal rights". SCOTUSblog. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
3. "Analysis: 'Creating' or 'declaring' rights". SCOTUSblog. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
4. "Danforth v. Minnesota". oyez.

External links

• Text of Danforth v. Minnesota, 552 U.S. 264 (2008) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia