Linkletter v. Walker

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]

Linkletter v. Walker
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 7, 1965
Full case name	Linkletter v. Walker
Citations	381 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
Majority	Clark
Dissent	Black, joined by Douglas

See also

• Teague v. Lane