Griffith v. Kentucky
1987 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Griffith v. Kentucky, 479 U.S. 314 (1987), is a case decided by the United States Supreme Court.
Quick Facts Griffith v. Kentucky, Argued February 14, 1986 Decided January 13, 1987 ...
Griffith v. Kentucky | |
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Argued February 14, 1986 Decided January 13, 1987 | |
Full case name | Randall Lamont Griffith, Petitioner v. Kentucky |
Citations | 479 U.S. 314 (more) 107 S. Ct. 708; 93 L. Ed. 2d 649; 1987 U.S. LEXIS 283 |
Holding | |
The Court held that after a new rule had been decided in a particular case, "the integrity of judicial review requires that we apply that rule to all similar cases pending on direct review." | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Blackmun, joined by Brennan, Marshall, Powell, Stevens, Scalia |
Concurrence | Powell |
Dissent | Rehnquist |
Dissent | White, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. Amend. XIV |
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