Tyler v. Cain
2001 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tyler v. Cain, 533 U.S. 656 (2001) is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the rule established under Cage v. Louisiana (1990), where the Court held certain jury instructions unconstitutional because the words used did not suggest the degree of proof required by the "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard, was not "made retroactive to cases on collateral review by the Supreme Court."[1] Tyler is the primary case regarding the retroactivity of new rules to successive habeas petitions.[2]
Quick Facts Tyler v. Cain, Argued April 16, 2001 Decided June 28, 2001 ...
Tyler v. Cain | |
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Argued April 16, 2001 Decided June 28, 2001 | |
Full case name | Tyler v. Cain, Warden |
Docket no. | 00-5961 |
Citations | 533 U.S. 656 (more) 121 S. Ct. 2478 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Holding | |
The rule established under Cage v. Louisiana (1990), where the court held certain jury instructions unconstitutional because the words used did not suggest the degree of proof required by the "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard, was not "made retroactive to cases on collateral review by the Supreme Court." | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Thomas, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy |
Concurrence | O'Connor |
Dissent | Breyer, joined by Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg |
Laws applied | |
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) |
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