O'Dell v. Netherland, No. 96-6867 (U.S. Supreme Court) (521 U.S. 151; 117 S.Ct. 1969) (June 19, 1997) (Justice Thomas)
Here the Court affirmed its long-standing policy that in order to determine whether a court-made rule is "new" under Teague v. Lane, 489 U.S. 288 (1989), a Federal habeas court must conduct a three step inquiry.
The Court stated: "First, the date on which the defendant's conviction became final is ...
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