Danforth v. Minnesota

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]

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, joined by Scalia, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito
Dissent	Roberts, joined by Kennedy

See also

• Edwards v. Vannoy
• Montgomery v. Louisiana