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Danforth v. Minnesota, No. 06-8273 (U.S. Supreme Court) (552 U.S. 264; 128 S.Ct. 1029) (February 20, 2008) (Justice Stevens)

Loaded on Jan. 1, 2008 published in Punch and Jurists January 21, 2008
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By a 7-2 vote, the Court held that the States may give prisoners the retroactive benefit of Supreme Court criminal law decisions, even in cases where the Court has held that such decisions may not be given retroactive treatment in the Federal courts.

In Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, ...

 

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