danforth minnesota argued october decided february announced new rule evaluating reliability testimonial statements criminal cases see crawford washington petitioner sought state postconviction relief arguing entitled new trial admitting victim taped interview trial violated crawford rule minnesota trial appeals courts concluded crawford apply retroactively teague lane state agreed also concluded state courts free give decision announcing new constitutional rule criminal procedure broader retroactive application given held teague constrain authority state courts give broader effect new rules criminal procedure required opinion pp crawford announced new rule defined teague result dictated precedent existing time defendant conviction became final teague plurality opinion however rule devising product views sound policy crawford pp first adopted retroactivity standard linkletter walker later rejected standard cases pending direct review griffith kentucky federal habeas review teague lane teague new constitutional rules criminal procedure may applied retroactively cases federal habeas review unless place certain primary individual conduct beyond power proscribe watershed rules criminal procedure plurality opinion pp neither linkletter teague explicitly implicitly constrained authority provide remedies broader range constitutional violations redressable federal habeas teague makes clear rule tailored federal habeas context thus bearing whether provide broader relief postconviction proceedings nothing justice general nonretroactivity rule discussion teague asserts even intimates definition class eligible relief new rule inhibit authority state agency state extend new rule benefit broader class defined opinion also clearly indicates teague general nonretroactivity rule exercise power interpret federal habeas statute since teague based statutory authority extends federal courts applying federal statute read imposing binding obligation state courts opinion text reasoning also illustrate rule meant apply federal courts considering habeas petitions challenging criminal convictions federal interest uniformity application federal law outweigh general principle independent sovereigns plenary authority make enforce laws long infringe federal constitutional guarantees teague rule intended limit federal courts authority overturn state convictions limit state authority grant relief violations new constitutional law rules reviewing state convictions subsequent cases confirm view see beard banks pp neither michigan payne american trucking smith cast doubt state courts authority provide broader remedies federal constitutional violations mandated teague pp federal rule either implicitly announced teague source federal law prohibits giving broader retroactive effect new rules criminal procedure pp reversed remanded stevens delivered opinion scalia souter thomas ginsburg breyer alito joined roberts filed dissenting opinion kennedy joined stephen danforth petitioner minnesota writ certiorari minnesota february justice stevens delivered opinion new constitutional rules announced place certain kinds primary individual conduct beyond power proscribe well watershed rules criminal procedure must applied future trials cases pending direct review federal habeas corpus proceedings new rules criminal procedure must applied future trials cases pending direct review may provide basis federal collateral attack conviction substance teague rule described justice plurality opinion teague lane question case whether teague constrains authority state courts give broader effect new rules criminal procedure required opinion never suggested hold minnesota jury found petitioner stephen danforth guilty criminal sexual conduct minor see stat subd victim testify trial jury saw heard videotaped interview child appeal conviction danforth argued tape admission violated sixth amendment guarantee criminal prosecutions accused shall enjoy right confronted witnesses applying rule admissibility set forth ohio roberts minnesota appeals concluded tape sufficiently reliable admitted evidence affirmed conviction state danforth conviction became final minnesota denied review petitioner time filing writ certiorari elapsed see caspari bohlen petitioner conviction become final announced new rule evaluating reliability testimonial statements criminal cases crawford washington held testimonial statements issue indicium reliability sufficient satisfy constitutional demands one constitution actually prescribes confrontation shortly thereafter petitioner filed state postconviction petition argued entitled new trial admission taped interview violated rule announced crawford applying standards set forth teague minnesota trial minnesota appeals concluded crawford apply petitioner case state granted review consider two arguments lower courts erred holding crawford apply retroactively teague state free apply broader retroactivity standard teague apply crawford rule petitioner case even federal law require rejected arguments ibid respect second minnesota held decisions michigan payne american trucking smith teague establish state courts free give decision announcing new constitutional rule criminal procedure broader retroactive application given minnesota acknowledged state courts held teague apply state postconviction concluded free fashion standard retroactivity crawford recent decision whorton bockting makes clear minnesota correctly concluded federal law require state courts apply holding crawford cases final case decided nevertheless granted certiorari consider whether teague federal rule law prohibits ii begin comment source new rule announced crawford much nation history federal constitutional rights sixth amendment confrontation right issue crawford binding federal law fact imposed constraints procedures state courts follow imposing criminal sanctions citizens neither federal constitution originally ratified amendments added bill rights gave power review fairness state criminal procedures moreover statutory authority federal district courts issue writs habeas corpus extend convicted criminals state custody see act ch stat ratification fourteenth amendment radically changed federal courts relationship state courts amendment one war reconstruction amendments ratified source power decide whether defendant state proceeding received fair trial whether deprivation liberty without due process law amdt shall state deprive person life liberty property without due process law construing amendment held imposes minimum standards fairness requires state criminal trials provide defendants protections implicit concept ordered liberty palko connecticut slowly first accelerating pace held safeguards afforded bill rights including defendant sixth amendment right confronted witnesses incorporated due process clause fourteenth amendment therefore binding upon see gideon wainwright applying sixth amendment right counsel pointer texas holding sixth amendment right accused confront witnesses likewise fundamental right made obligatory fourteenth amendment interpretation basic sixth amendment right confrontation evolved years crawford accepted petitioner argument interpretation sixth amendment right confrontation previously endorsed roberts needed reconsideration stray ed original meaning confrontation clause turn ed historical background clause understand meaning relied primarily legal developments occurred prior adoption sixth amendment derive correct interpretation held constitution prescribes procedure determining reliability testimony criminal trials less state courts lack authority replace one devising thus opinion crawford announced new rule term defined teague result case dictated precedent existing time defendant conviction became final teague plurality opinion however rule devising product views sound policy iii decision today must also understood backdrop somewhat confused confusing retroactivity cases decided years indeed note outset word retroactivity misleading speaks temporal terms retroactivity suggests declare new constitutional rule criminal procedure nonretroactive implying right issue existence prior date new rule announced incorrect already explained source new rule constitution judicial power create new rules law accordingly underlying right necessarily articulation new rule actually determining assess retroactivity new rule temporal scope newly announced right whether violation right occurred prior announcement new rule entitle criminal defendant relief originally criminal defendants whose convictions final entitled federal habeas relief rendered judgment custody lacked jurisdiction ex parte watkins pet ex parte lange wall ex parte siebold realm violations federal habeas relief available state prisoners expanded include state proceedings deprive accused life liberty without due process law frank mangum early however relief granted constitutional violation serious effectively rendered conviction void lack jurisdiction see moore dempsey mob domination trial mooney holohan per curiam knowing use perjured testimony prosecution waley johnston per curiam coerced guilty plea serial incorporation amendments bill rights imposed constitutional obligations created opportunity claims individuals convicted without due process held violation constitution nevertheless continued construe every constitutional error including newly announced ones entitling state prisoners relief federal habeas new constitutional rules criminal procedure without discussion analysis routinely applied cases habeas review see jackson denno gideon eskridge washington bd prison terms paroles per curiam linkletter walker expressly considered issue retroactivity first time adopting practical approach held retroactive effect new rule determined basis examining purpose rule reliance prior law effect administration justice retroactive application rule applying considerations exclusionary rule announced mapp ohio held mapp rule given retroactive effect words applied convictions final date mapp linkletter next four years application linkletter standard produced strikingly divergent results justice harlan pointed classic dissent desist one new rule applied cases subject direct review tehan ex rel shott another cases trials yet commenced johnson new jersey another cases tainted evidence yet introduced trial fuller alaska per curiam still others party involved case new rule announced future cases proscribed official conduct yet occurred stovall denno destefano woods per curiam reasonably questioned whether decisions may properly considered legitimate products law rather commands justice harlan dissent desist buttressed even searching separate opinion mackey opinion concurring judgments part dissenting part scholarly laid groundwork eventual demise linkletter standard griffith kentucky rejected unprincipled inequitable application linkletter standard cases pending direct review teague justice reaffirmed griffith rejection linkletter standard determining retroactive applicability new rules state convictions yet final rejected linkletter standard cases pending federal habeas review adopted significant modification approach advocated justice harlan federal collateral review final state judgments justice endorsed general rule nonretroactivity cases collateral review stating nless fall within exception general rule new constitutional rules criminal procedure applicable cases become final new rules announced plurality opinion opinion defined two exceptions rules render types primary conduct power criminal authority proscribe watershed rules implicate fundamental fairness trial clear linkletter teague considered constitutional violations may remedied federal define scope new constitutional rights shall explain linkletter teague cases relied upon respondent minnesota speak entirely separate question whether provide remedies violations rights postconviction proceedings iv neither linkletter teague explicitly implicitly constrained authority provide remedies broader range constitutional violations redressable federal habeas linkletter spoke broad terms retroactive applicability new rules state convictions become final prior announcement rules although linkletter arose federal habeas opinion rely procedural posture factor holding analysis arguably therefore approach established might applied equal force federal state courts reviewing final state convictions state state courts conclude linkletter imposed limitation year deciding linkletter granted certiorari johnson address retroactivity rules announced escobedo illinois miranda arizona applying standard announced linkletter held rules applied trials began respective dates decisions given retroactive effect beyond parties miranda escobedo notably oregon decided give retroactive effect escobedo despite holding johnson state fair oregon noted continuing apply escobedo retroactively correctly stated free choose degree retroactivity prospectivity believe appropriate particular rule consideration long give federal constitutional rights least broad scope requires holding oregon cited language johnson still entirely free effectuate law stricter standards laid apply standards broader range cases required decision quoting johnson like linkletter teague arose federal habeas unlike linkletter however procedural posture merely background fact teague close reading teague opinion makes clear rule established tailored unique context federal habeas therefore bearing whether provide broader relief postconviction proceedings required opinion case us involve either teague exceptions justice discussion general rule nonretroactivity merits following three comments first word justice discussion either opinions justice harlan provided blueprint entire analysis asserts even intimates definition class eligible relief new rule inhibit authority state agency state extend benefit new rule broader class defined second justice opinion clearly indicates teague general rule nonretroactivity exercise power interpret federal habeas statute chapter title code gives federal courts authority grant writs habeas corpus leaves unresolved many important questions scope available relief interpreted congressional silence along statute command dispose habeas petitions law justice require authorization adjust scope writ accordance equitable prudential considerations see brecht abrahamson standard mccleskey zant bar relief wainwright sykes procedural default stone powell cognizability fourth amendment claims teague plainly grounded authority opinion expressly situated rule announced line cases adjusting scope federal habeas relief accordance equitable prudential considerations plurality opinion citing inter alia wainwright stone since teague based statutory authority extends federal courts applying federal statute read imposing binding obligation state courts third text reasoning justice opinion also illustrate rule meant apply federal courts considering habeas corpus petitions challenging criminal convictions justice made numerous references great writ writ expressly stated relevant frame reference determining appropriate retroactivity rule defined purposes writ habeas corpus made available plurality opinion moreover justified general rule nonretroactivity part reference comity respect finality state convictions federalism comity considerations unique federal habeas review state convictions see state preciose explaining comity federalism concerns simply apply reviews procedural rulings lower courts anything considerations comity militate favor allowing state courts grant habeas relief broader class individuals required teague finality course implicated context state well federal habeas finality state convictions state interest federal one matter free evaluate weigh importance prisoners held state custody seeking remedy violation federal rights lower courts dissent correctly points teague also grounded concerns uniformity inequity inherent linkletter approach course federal interest reducing inequity haphazard retroactivity standards disuniformity application federal law post interest uniformity however outweigh general principle independent sovereigns plenary authority make enforce laws long infringe federal constitutional guarantees fundamental interest federalism allows individual define crimes punishments rules evidence rules criminal civil procedure variety different ways long violate federal constitution otherwise limited general undefined federal interest uniformity nonuniformity fact unavoidable reality federalist system government state surely adopted rule evidence defined crawford state law even case never decided equally free give citizens benefit rule fashion offend federal law thus abundantly clear teague rule nonretroactivity fashioned achieve goals federal habeas minimizing federal intrusion state criminal proceedings intended limit authority federal courts overturn state convictions limit state authority grant relief violations new rules constitutional law reviewing state subsequent cases characterize teague rule standard limiting scope federal habeas relief confirm teague speaks context federal habeas see beard banks teague nonretroactivity principle acts limitation power federal courts grant habeas corpus relief state prisoners internal quotation marks ellipsis brackets omitted caspari teague nonretroactivity principle prevents federal granting habeas corpus relief state prisoner based rule announced conviction sentence became final also noteworthy many years following teague state courts almost universally understood teague rule binding federal habeas courts state courts see cowell leapley preciose state ex rel schmelzer murphy choosing volition adopt teague rule see state egelhoff mont commentators similarly confident teague restrictions appl ied federal habeas cases leaving free determine whether follow federal courts rulings retroactivity fashion rules respond unique concerns state hutton retroactivity impact teague lane state postconviction remedies rev sum teague decision limits kinds constitutional violations entitle individual relief federal habeas way limit authority state reviewing state criminal convictions provide remedy violation deemed nonretroactive teague state contends two prior decisions michigan payne american trucking smith cast doubt state courts authority provide broader remedies federal constitutional violations mandated teague disagree michigan payne considered retroactivity rule prohibiting vindictive resentencing announced opinion north carolina pearce relying approach set forth linkletter stovall held pearce rule apply payne resentencing occurred prior pearce date therefore reversed judgment michigan applied pearce retroactively remanded proceedings first blush fact reversed judgment michigan appears lend support view state courts may give greater retroactive effect new rules announced expressly authorize opinion payne noted michigan applied pearce rule retroactively michigan explained applied new rule case order give guidance michigan trial courts concerning regarded ambiguity pearce new michigan purport make definitive ruling retroactivity pearce purport apply broader state rule retroactivity required federal law opinion payne require michigan modify disposition case simply remanded proceedings providing clarification michigan sought significantly fact case remanded proceedings word payne opinion suggests intended prohibit state courts applying new constitutional standards broader range cases notably least state courts continued payne adopt apply broader standards retroactivity required decisions pennsylvania mccormick super example superior pennsylvania chose follow nonretroactivity holding allen hardy per curiam pennsylvania correctly explained decision binding authority part neither federal state constitution dictate decisions must given retroactive effect pa american trucking smith petitioners challenged constitutionality arkansas statute enacted imposed discriminatory burden interstate truckers suit pending declared virtually identical pennsylvania tax unconstitutional see american trucking scheiner shortly thereafter arkansas struck arkansas tax issue primary issue smith whether petitioners entitled refund taxes assessed date decision scheiner arkansas held petitioners entitled refund decision scheiner apply retroactively four members agreed plurality opinion concluded federal law provide petitioners right refund tax payments scheiner apply retroactively invalidate arkansas tax prior date decision four members dissented dissenting opinion argued case actually raised substantive question whether tax violated commerce clause federal constitution remedial question whether petitioners entitled refund dissent concluded matter federal law tax invalid years scheiner petitioners entitled decision effect whether petitioners get refund however dissent deemed mixed question state federal law decided state first instance justice scalia concurred plurality judgment disagreed substantive rule announced scheiner agree plurality reasoning stating views retroactivity diverged plurality fundamental way justice scalia explained share dissent perception prospective decisionmaking incompatible judicial role say law prescribe law shall framing issue purport decide today whether decision scheiner shall retroactively presupposes view decisions creating law opposed declaring law already view contrary understanding judicial power art iii common traditional one one justify courts denying force effect unconstitutional enactments duly elected legislatures see marbury madison cranch exercise judicial power asserted scheiner hold governmental act unconstitutional announce forbid constitution forbids case constitutionality state statute placed issue question whether decision way law applies question whether constitution interpreted decision invalidates statute since constitution change year year since conform decisions decisions supposed conform notion interpretation constitution particular decision take prospective form make sense either enforcement statute issue scheiner occurred decision unconstitutional enforcement identical statutes whether occurring decision scheiner wrong issue whether decision needs attention american trucking smith justice scalia vote rested disagreement substantive rule announced scheiner rather retroactivity analysis dissenting opinion actually five votes supporting dissent views retroactivity issue accordingly dissent rather plurality inform analysis issue us moreover several years later majority explicitly adopted smith dissent reasoning harper virginia dept taxation harper like smith involved request refund taxes paid declared similar michigan tax unconstitutional held virginia tax issue harper fact invalid even declared similar tax unconstitutional necessarily entitle petitioners full refund explained constitution required virginia relief consistent federal due process principles citing american trucking smith state found imposed impermissibly discriminatory tax retains flexibility responding due process clause citing mckesson division alcoholic beverages tobacco dept business regulation left virginia courts question state law performance tasks pertaining crafting appropriate remedy specifically noted virginia free choose form relief provide long relief satisfies minimum federal requirements outlined ibid citing mckesson see also state law may provide relief beyond demands federal due process circumstances may confine petitioners lesser remedy citations omitted thus extent civil retroactivity decisions relevant issue us support conclusion remedy state chooses provide citizens violations federal constitution primarily question state law federal law simply sets certain minimum requirements must meet may exceed providing appropriate relief american trucking smith plurality opinion provide support proposition federal law places limit state authority provide remedies federal constitutional violations vi finally state acknowledges may grant citizens broader protection federal constitution requires enacting appropriate legislation judicial interpretation constitution argues may judicial misconstruction federal law oregon hass like early decisions ableman booth tarble case wall provides solid support proposition give broader retroactive effect new rules criminal procedure misconstruing federal teague standard rather developed state law govern retroactivity state postconviction proceedings see state whitfield mo matter state law chooses adopt teague analysis issue case whether federal rule either implicitly announced teague source federal law prohibits absence precedent claim teague limits state collateral review courts authority provide remedies federal constitutional violations sufficient reason concluding rule federal law conclusion confirmed several additional considerations first federal rule law presumably supremacy clause article federal constitution require state entities state judges comply held waive teague defense course litigation expressly choosing rely see collins youngblood failing raise timely manner see schiro farley indeed anomalous hold state legislatures executives bound teague state courts second state identified discern source authority promulgate novel rule federal law ample authority control administration justice federal courts particularly enforcement federal legislation comparable supervisory authority work state judges johnson fankell federal interests occasionally justify development rules federal normal role interpret law created others prescribe shall american trucking smith scalia concurring judgment constitutional doubt may tip scales favor one construction statute rather another uncertainty source authority impose federal limit power state judges remedy wrongful state convictions outweigh possible policy arguments favoring rule respondent espouses finally dissent contends end result opinion startling two criminal defendants committed crime time whose convictions became final day raised identical claim time federal constitution obtain different results post assertion ignores fact two hypothetical criminal defendants actually commit crime violated different state laws tried different state sovereigns may many reasons subject different penalties previously noted nonuniformity necessary consequence federalist system government vii important keep mind jurisprudence concerning retroactivity new rules constitutional law primarily concerned question whether constitutional violation occurred availability nonavailability remedies former pure question federal law resolution applied uniformly throughout nation latter mixed question state federal law american trucking smith stevens dissenting decision new rule apply retroactively teague imply right thus violation right time trial remedy provided federal habeas courts fully consistent government laws recognize finality judgment may bar relief quite wrong assume however question whether constitutional violations occurred trials conducted certain date depends much time required complete appellate process accordingly judgment minnesota reversed case remanded proceedings inconsistent opinion true michigan payne minnesota free reinstate judgment disposing petition state postconviction relief ordered stephen danforth petitioner minnesota writ certiorari minnesota february chief justice roberts justice kennedy joins dissenting new rulings meaning constitution apply retroactively cases already concluded held question whether particular ruling retroactive question federal law basic comes question federal law province duty say law marbury madison cranch state courts final arbiters state law final arbiter federal law state courts therefore bound rulings whether cases construing federal law retroactive majority contravenes bedrock propositions end result startling two criminal defendants committed crime time whose convictions became final day raised identical claim time federal constitution one may executed set free first despite correct claim second result contrary supremacy clause framers decision vest one responsibility authority ensure uniformity federal law constitution requires us jealous responsibility authority respectfully dissent one year teague lane leading modern precedent retroactivity teague author explained determination whether constitutional decision retroactive matter federal law questions state law issue state courts generally authority determine retroactivity decisions retroactive applicability constitutional decision however every bit much federal question particular federal constitutional provisions mean guarantee whether denied american trucking smith plurality opinion quoting chapman california citation omitted reason consistently required state courts adhere retroactivity decisions citing michigan payne arsenault massachusetts per curiam even recently held supremacy clause allow federal retroactivity doctrine supplanted invocation contrary approach retroactivity state law harper virginia dept taxation citation omitted indeed point retroactivity jurisprudence consistent retroactivity new federal rules question federal law binding contrary holding based misreading precedent misunderstanding nature retroactivity generally correctly points took granted proposition federal constitutional rights including rights represented break earlier precedent given full retroactive effect direct collateral review changed linkletter walker case louisiana prisoner brought federal habeas petition arguing illegally seized evidence introduced trial violation mapp ohio mapp however decided conviction became final granted certiorari decide whether mapp rule operates retrospectively upon cases finally decided period prior mapp answering question broke past practice assuming full retroactivity holding neither required apply prohibited applying decision retrospectively analysis turned entirely nature scope particular constitutional right issue must weigh merits demerits retroactive application case looking prior history rule question purpose effect whether retrospective operation retard operation ibid framework held mapp apply prospectively next year decided johnson new jersey johnson direct appeal new jersey denial state collateral relief precise question johnson whether rules announced escobedo illinois miranda arizona apply state prisoners whose convictions become final cases decided holding escobedo miranda apply prospectively imported linkletter mode retroactivity analysis review state postconviction proceedings finally stovall denno announced purposes retroactivity analysis distinction justified convictions final instant case convictions various stages trial direct review thus linkletter analysis applied review criminal convictions whether final matter stage proceedings considered retroactivity question issue decided reference purposes practical impact precise federal right question constitutional rule criminal procedure distinct functions background precedent impact administration justice way factors combine decide retroactivity issue must inevitably vary constitutional dictate involved johnson supra question retroactivity tied nature purpose underlying federal constitutional right surprising cases suggested free apply new rules federal constitutional law retroactively even one thoughtful legal scholars put discussing effect linkletter analysis state collateral review state gave relief case exclusive authority mapp rationale linkletter opinion presumably reversed mishkin foreword high great writ due process time law harv rev precedents made clear give greater substantive protection laws available federal law give whatever retroactive effect laws wished explained johnson course still entirely free effectuate law stricter standards laid apply standards broader range cases required decision clear implication statement apply retroactivity rules new substantive rights law new federal rules announced thus contrary view early retroactivity cases nowhere suggested retroactivity new federal constitutional rules criminal procedure anything matter federal law daniel louisiana per curiam surprise held particular right apply retroactively language opinions indicate decisions optional see fuller alaska per curiam rule announced lee florida applied trials evidence sought introduced date decision emphasis added course found state erred holding particular right apply retroactively state bound comply see kitchens smith per curiam mcconnell rhay per curiam arsenault massachusetts per curiam although nothing decisions suggested state courts determine retroactivity new federal rules according lights opportunity confront issue head michigan payne payne defendant argued michigan resentencing violated rule announced north carolina pearce considering question state noted yet decided whether pearce applied retroactively people payne nevertheless without much citing federal retroactivity precedent decided apply pearce present case order instruct trial courts michigan interpretation ambiguous portion pearce pending clarification granted certiorari payne question retroactivity decided pearce apply retroactively reversing contrary decision state language equivocal since resentencing hearing case took place approximately two years pearce decided hold michigan erred applying proscriptions majority argues payne preclude applying retroactivity rules different announced rather argument goes michigan simply elected follow federal retroactivity rule pending clarification see ante certainly possible reading payne plausible one michigan purport rest decision apply pearce retroactively federal linkletter analysis reversal reasonably read requiring state courts apply federal retroactivity decisions notably first time members debated meaning payne teague author explaining payne supports proposition consistently required state courts adhere retroactivity decisions american trucking plurality opinion author today opinion disagreeing dissent see opinion stevens whichever way payne read either offers support majority position state simply applied federal retroactivity rules flatly rejects majority position state failed apply federal retroactivity rules told must meanwhile justice harlan begun dissenting retroactivity cases pressing view new rules announced applied cases yet final without regard analysis set forth linkletter see desist mackey opinion concurring judgments part dissenting part griffith kentucky abandoned linkletter applied cases still direct review adopted justice harlan view cases noting nonretroactivity direct appeal violates basic norms constitutional adjudication selective application new rules violates principle treating similarly situated defendants held new rule conduct criminal prosecutions applied retroactively cases state federal pending direct review yet final emphasis added previous cases griffith terms bound state courts apply retroactivity decisions two years griffith decided granted certiorari yates aiken case south carolina state habeas decided decision francis franklin applied retroactively authority state courts apply retroactivity rules well established precedents majority see ante case easily decided ground whatever federal retroactivity rule state adopt rule retroactivity newly announced federal constitutional standards instead state argued adopt justice harlan theory newly announced constitutional rule applied retroactively cases pending collateral review unless rule meets certain criteria flip side justice harlan view cases direct review accepted griffith approach state argued francis applied retroactively collateral review response discussed justice harlan distinction direct review collateral review ibid found however necessary determine whether adopt justice harlan reasoning retroactivity cases announcing new constitutional rules cases pending collateral review francis announce new rule went however address south carolina alternative argument authority establish scope habeas corpus proceedings allow case refuse apply new rule federal constitutional law retroactively proceeding argument sound familiar whatever federal retroactivity rule state may establish retroactivity rule collateral proceedings rejected proposition regard francis new rule also state plac limit issues entertain collateral proceedings explained state consider merits federal claim duty grant relief federal law requires ibid emphasis added given present case come way teague changed nature retroactivity creature federal law binding adopted argument rejected yates comes retroactivity state authority establish scope habeas corpus proceedings teague thing teague completed project conforming view retroactivity new rules criminal procedure justice harlan justice plurality opinion posed problem noting bit understatement linkletter retroactivity standard led consistent results light concerns important distinction direct review collateral review quoting yates supra generally adopted justice harlan approach retroactivity collateral review previously adopted approach direct review griffith linkletter approach retroactivity thus overruled favor harlan approach two steps griffith teague dispute griffith fully binding new rule applied retroactively cases state federal pending direct review yet final emphasis added teague simply side coin binding cases state federal fact linkletter overruled two stages rather one lead different result indeed teague purport distinguish federal state collateral review justice opinion noted yates aiken asked decide whether rule announced francis franklin applied defendant collateral review time case decided able decide case alternative grounds citations omitted citation yates state habeas case makes clear teague contemplated difference retroactivity new federal rules state federal collateral proceedings thus unqualified holding nless fall within exception general rule new constitutional rules criminal procedure applicable cases become final new rules announced enough decide case moreover reasons teague provided adopting justice harlan view apply state well federal collateral review majority quite right teague invoked interest comity state federal sovereigns contrary impression conveyed majority teague teague also relied interest finality application constitutional rules existence time conviction became final seriously undermines principle finality essential operation criminal justice system without finality criminal law deprived much deterrent effect responds flatly stating finality state convictions state interest federal one ante certainly true finality state convictions state interest mean also federal one decision griffith made finality touchstone retroactivity new federal rules bound judgment see new rules applied retroactively cases state federal pending direct review yet final emphasis added quite radical proposition assert nothing say interest essential operation criminal justice system without criminal law deprived much deterrent effect question whether interest undermined rules federal constitutional procedure charged expounding state alone may evaluate weigh importance finality interests ante decides substantive rules criminal procedure state law affords quite leap hold alone name federal constitution teague also based inequity linkletter approach retroactivity noting disparate treatment similarly situated defendants led us griffith adopt justice harlan view cases direct appeal explained linkletter standard also led unfortunate disparity treatment similarly situated defendants collateral review see also new approach retroactivity avoids inequity resulting uneven application new rules similarly situated defendants interest reducing inequity haphazard retroactivity standards disuniformity application federal law quite plainly predominantly federal interest indeed one main reasons cited griffith imposing uniform rule retroactivity upon state courts cases direct appeal point interest animates supremacy clause role one charged enforcing justice story writing noted nearly two centuries ago constitution requires uniformity decisions throughout whole upon subjects within purview martin hunter lessee wheat indeed fundamental principle constitution justice put single sovereign law applied equally judicial federalism case res rev free announce rules criminal procedure apply retroactively whatever manner like fully consistent principle single sovereign law applied equally opinion invites sort disuniformity federal law supremacy clause meant prevent determination federal constitutional violation stage criminal process result freedom one state loss liberty life neighboring opinion allows single sovereign law federal constitution interpreted applied differently every one several finally linkletter johnson teague always emphasized determining whether new federal right retroactive turns nature substantive federal rule issue see linkletter deciding retroactivity loo prior history rule question purpose effect whether retrospective operation retard operation johnson constitutional rule criminal procedure distinct functions background precedent impact administration justice way factors combine decide retroactivity issue must inevitably vary dictate involved teague supra deciding whether rule applicable cases collateral review turns whether rule places kinds primary private individual conduct beyond power criminal authority proscribe whether rule absolute prerequisite fundamental fairness concept ordered determine retroactivity carefully examining underlying federal right see whorton bockting slip schriro summerlin sawyer smith penry lynaugh decides particular right shall applied retroactively state finds least part different assessment state nature underlying federal right something constitution gives final say nature scope new rules announce directly determines whether applied retroactively collateral review today opinion stands unfounded proposition alone final say expounding former control latter ii holding based misreading retroactivity cases also misunderstanding nature retroactivity generally majority decision grounded erroneous view retroactivity remedial question see ante important keep mind jurisprudence concerning rules constitutional law primarily concerned question whether constitutional violation occurred availability nonavailability remedies explained lead opinion american trucking penned author lead opinion teague error equat decision apply rule retroactively judicial choice remedy plurality opinion justice went emphasize retroactivity decisions whether civil criminal sphere support assertion retroactivity doctrine remedial principle ibid application principles retroactivity may remedial effects remedial principles decision defining operative conduct events adjudicated old law specify appropriate remedy see also lemon kurtzman plurality opinion describing question retroactivity whether apply new constitutional rule criminal law reviewing judgments conviction obtained prior standard contrasting question appropriate scope federal equitable remedies words ask whether extent rule retroactively applied asking law new old apply expressly noted teague doctrine involve special limitation principle much reflects limitation inherent principle reynoldsville casket hyde foregoing prompts lengthy rejoinder effect wrong view retroactivity federal question rather remedial one view told rejected five justices american trucking harper ante proposition five members agreed american trucking adopted harper griffith rule retroactivity newly announced constitutional decisions apply cases direct review apply civil cases well criminal see american trucking scalia concurring judgment share justice stevens perception prospective decisionmaking incompatible judicial role say law prescribe shall stevens dissenting fundamental notions fairness legal process dictate rules applied similar cases direct review harper applies rule federal law parties rule controlling interpretation federal law must given full retroactive effect cases still open direct review neither justice scalia concurrence american trucking combined dissent opinion harper resolved retroactivity remedial question year american trucking decided two justices today majority explain since question whether apply old rule new one retroactivity properly seen first instance matter choice law choice principle forward operation relation backward great northern sunburst oil refining rule found apply may issue remedies whether party prevailing new rule obtain relief awarded rule old one subject possible constitutional thresholds remedial inquiry one governed state law least case originates state see american trucking smith stevens dissenting antecedent question federal one rule issue derives federal law constitutional otherwise see smith supra plurality opinion james beam distilling georgia opinion souter joined stevens citation omitted emphasis added harper certainly view retroactivity federal rules remedial question state courts quite contrary harper held supremacy clause allow federal retroactivity doctrine supplanted invocation contrary approach retroactivity state law citation omitted expressly treated retroactivity remedy separate questions majority explains announce new rule law law rather law already ante quoting american trucking supra scalia concurring judgment nothing question us point may lead conclusion nonretroactivity decisions improper position adopted criminal civil cases direct review everyone agrees full retroactivity required collateral review necessarily follows must choose whether new old law applies particular category cases suppose example defendant whose conviction became final announced decision crawford washington argues correctly collateral review convicted violation crawford ohio roberts case crawford overruled decision whorton bockting new rule announced crawford apply retroactively defendant take uncontroversial defendant nevertheless get benefit old rule roberts even view rule always incorrect reading constitution see yates thus question whether particular federal rule apply retroactively real way choice new old law issue case decide proposition question retroactivity choice new old law particular case distinct question remedies several important implications case begin whatever intuitive appeal may lie majority statement remedy state chooses provide citizens violations federal constitution primarily question state law ante statement misses mark relevant inquiry remedy choice law new old reason believe either legally intuitively authority question comes federal constitutional rules criminal procedure indeed question federal rule decision apply particular case one ultimate authority say law marbury cranch final say answer see harper supra supremacy clause allow federal retroactivity doctrine supplanted invocation contrary approach retroactivity state law citation omitted enough rebut proposition source authority bind state courts follow retroactivity decisions ante retroactivity question federal law final authority construe point nation history reasonably doubted principles federalism protect prerogative extend greater rights laws available federal law question however availability protection federal constitution specifically confrontation clause sixth amendment intrusion prerogatives recognize decide question federal law decision binding supremacy clause consider flip side question us today state interprets constitution provide protection beyond available federal constitution ruled interpretation retroactive one suppose federal hold otherwise grant relief state law state refuse grant result state asked give retroactive effect right federal constitution held retroactive distinction retroactivity available remedies highlights fact majority assertion teague general rule nonretroactivity exercise power interpret federal habeas statute ante even correct neither congress substantial control federal courts ability grant relief violations federal constitution constitution gives us responsibility decide provisions mean responsibility necessarily comes authority determine scope provisions apply proposition importance distinction retroactivity available remedies confirmed considered availability federal collateral review state convictions antiterrorism effective death penalty act aedpa see whatever control congress federal courts ability grant postconviction remedies availability scope remedies bearing decisions whether new old law apply particular case aedpa passage view teague inquiry distinct aedpa see horn banks per curiam course necessary prerequisite federal habeas relief prisoner satisfy aedpa standard review set forth none cases suggested writ habeas corpus automatically issue prisoner satisfies aedpa standard aedpa relieves courts responsibility addressing properly raised teague arguments majority today views issue simply one remedies state chooses apply cases confirm question whether federal decision retroactive one federal law distinct issue available remedies lurking behind today decision course question free state courts define retroactivity decisions interpreting federal constitution see basis majority logic concluding free hold decisions retroactive held free hold held majority reasoning either case availability relief state question courts evaluate independently majority carefully reserves question see ante confirming majority regards open anything today decision suggesting adopt nuanced approaches retroactivity example suppose hold sixth amendment right represented particular counsel choice recently announced new rule apply retroactively majority rationale state decide nonetheless apply retroactively defendant prove prejudice criterion rejected irrelevant defining substantive right majority logic misapplication decision specifically rejected required showing prejudice simply state decision scope available remedies state possible permutations state state federal right federal right endless perhaps dismissed fine parsing somewhat arcane precedents reasonable judges may disagree fair enough hope enough said least refute majority assertion conclusion dictated prior cases dissent compelled simply disagreement read cases fundamental issues stake role constitution final arbiter federal law meaning reach accompanying duty ensure uniformity federal law stephen danforth conviction became final new rule crawford announced whorton bockting held crawford shall applied retroactively collateral review end matter respectfully dissent footnotes although teague plurality opinion drew support four members teague rule affirmed applied majority shortly thereafter see penry lynaugh penry us collateral review must determine threshold matter whether granting relief seeks create new rule teague new rules applied announced cases collateral review unless fall one two exceptions citation internal quotation marks omitted relevant passage minnesota opinion danforth argues teague dictates limits retroactive application new rules federal habeas corpus proceedings limit retroactive application new rules state postconviction proceedings danforth incorrect asserts state courts free give decision federal constitutional criminal procedure broader retroactive application given light payne american trucking associations apply state retroactivity principles determining retroactivity new rule federal constitutional criminal procedure already provided relevant federal principles see daniels state ind state ex rel taylor whitley la state whitfield mo colwell state per curiam cowell leapley note outset case present questions whether required apply watershed rules state proceedings whether teague rule applies cases brought supp whether congress alter rules retroactivity statute accordingly express opinion issues may therefore make sense speak terms redressability violations new rules rather retroactivity rules cf american trucking smith scalia concurring judgment framing issue purport decide today whether decision american trucking scheiner shall retroactively presupposes incorrect view decisions creating law opposed declaring law already unfortunately likely create rather alleviate confusion change terminology point accordingly continue utilize existing vocabulary despite shortcomings although cases reflected softening concept jurisdiction embrace claims statute petitioner convicted unconstitutional detention based illegally imposed sentence adhered basic rule habeas unavailable review claims constitutional error go trial jurisdiction see bator finality criminal law federal habeas corpus state prisoners harv rev hart term foreword time chart justices harv rev waley johnston openly discarded concept jurisdiction fiction anything else touchstone availability federal habeas review acknowledged review available claims disregard constitutional rights accused wainwright sykes internal quotation marks omitted linkletter arose context denial federal habeas relief holding necessarily limited convictions become final time mapp rendered johnson new jersey noted linkletter mapp applied cases still pending direct review time decided issue us expressly limited whether exclusionary principle enunciated mapp applies state convictions become final rendition opinion omitted shortly thereafter however held linkletter analysis applied convictions final rendition opinions cases still pending direct review see johnson stovall denno see haddad retroactivity rethought call end linkletter doctrine crim rules former type accurately characterized substantive rules subject teague bar schriro summerlin similarly johnson griffith kentucky defined scope constitutional violations remedied direct appeal dissent correct least one thoughtful legal scholar believed linkletter preclude applying new constitutional rules broadly cases required post citing mishkin foreword high great writ due process time law harv rev notably comment made context attack linkletter prospective approach inconsistent idea judges bound body fixed overriding law mishkin harv moreover cited dissent concludes statement reservation power apply new rules convictions preferable pattern events even linkletter progeny rested assumption new rules constitutional law exist announced view law rejected endorsed justice harlan analysis retroactivity year similarly denied retroactive effect rule announced griffin california prohibiting prosecutorial comment defendant failure testify see tehan ex rel shott shortly thereafter case involving griffin error held first time constitutional errors require automatic reversal conviction chapman california shott chapman protected state california potentially massive exodus state prisoners prosecutors judges routinely commented defendant failure testify although plain meaning language johnson state creating substantive standards generous retroactive effect wishes courts commentators teague lane cited language support proposition state courts may apply new constitutional standards broader range cases required th decision apply standards retroactively colwell state per curiam see also stith contrast state federal authority grant habeas relief val rev thirty years deciding state fair oregon disavowed analysis based decisions oregon hass american trucking smith page palmateer explain infra reliance cases misplaced decision change course therefore misguided subsequent decisions characterized teague similar fashion see brecht stating defining scope writ look first considerations underlying habeas jurisprudence identifying teague example individual justices even explicit see day mcdonough scalia dissenting describing inter alia teague rule created habeas courts exercise traditional equitable discretion seen necessary protect interests comity finality federal collateral review state criminal proceedings necessarily implicates withrow williams concurring part dissenting part listing teague one illustration principle federal courts exercising habeas powers may refuse grant relief certain claims concerns equity federalism scalia concurring part dissenting part stating teague gateways habeas petitioner must pass proceeding merits constitutional claim grounded equitable discretion habeas courts internal quotation marks brackets omitted teague white concurring part concurring judgment characterizing teague decision construing reach habeas corpus statutes contrasting griffith appear constitutional underpinnings brennan dissenting characterizing teague unwarranted change interpretation federal habeas statute see also mackey harlan concurring judgments part dissenting part describing problem retroactivity problem scope habeas writ lower federal courts also applied teague rule motions vacate set aside correct federal sentence pursuant supp much reasoning applicable applications writs habeas corpus filed pursuant seems equally applicable context motions see hayman explaining enacted functional equivalent habeas corpus allow federal prisoners bring collateral attack imposed sentence rather happened near prison today majority state courts still read teague way far tell three minnesota oregon montana adopted contrary view see page egelhoff mont pearce held henever judge imposes severe sentence upon defendant new trial reasons must affirmatively appear reasons must based upon objective information concerning identifiable conduct part defendant occurring time original sentencing proceeding factual data upon increased sentence based must made part record constitutional legitimacy increased sentence may fully reviewed appeal concurrence pointed already provided equivalent broader protection vindictive sentencing see opinion douglas given fact payne appeal still pending date however result different views dissenting justices prevailed case decided decision teague relevant michigan opinion explained yet decided whether pearce applied retroactively although twice granted certiorari consider question case writ subsequently dismissed improvidently granted moon maryland cert granted us writ dismissed us odom cert granted us writ dismissed us decline predict high answer question pearce retroactive prospective application apply pearce present case order instruct trial courts michigan interpretation ambiguous portion pearce discussed infra pending clarification people payne citations omitted see also reply brief petitioner michigan payne people payne mich expressly withheld ruling retroactivity pearce applied payne instruct lower courts michigan see american trucking smith stevens dissenting payne stand expansive proposition federal law limits relief state may provide narrow proposition state decision particular remedy constitutionally required federal question opinions discussed great length earlier cases raising retroactivity issues none suggested federal law prohibit arkansas refunding taxes issue wanted petitioners dissenters american trucking smith relied heavily separate opinions authored justice harlan opinion griffith supporting proposition new constitutional holding applied cases yet tried also cases still pending direct review plurality however declined follow griffith view important distinctions retroactive application civil criminal decisions make griffith rationale far less compelling civil sphere justice harlan probably disagree suggestion distinction civil criminal cases provided acceptable basis refusing follow griffith american trucking smith litigation see mackey opinion concurring judgments part dissenting part relevant distinction make appropriate disregard plurality opinion american trucking smith case see boyle technologies held areas involving federal interests committed constitution laws federal control state law replaced necessary federal law content prescribed courts common citation omitted kimbell foods banco nacional de cuba sabbatino footnotes payne came us direct appeal noted supra time distinguish direct appeal collateral review purposes retroactivity points defendants case differently situated violated laws tried different ante disparate treatment substantively different state laws something expect federal system disparate treatment federal constitution quite different matter majority also points rule announced griffith kentucky full retroactive application ends conclusion direct appeal creates disuniformity finality turns quickly state brings direct appeals close ante point raised griffith dissenters opinion white rejected pertinent majority case disuniformity majority emphasizes today dissenters emphasized griffith necessary consequence chosen relatively clear rule finality delineate line full retroactivity presumptive nonretroactivity relevant point whatever inequity arises griffith rule based balancing costs benefits different sovereigns performed federal applying state law erie tompkins follows state rules well see klaxon stentor elec mfg free follow federal rule simply issue arises federal token state considering federal constitutional claim collateral review follow federal rule whether new old law applies free follow view question simply issue arises state majority assertion however bit overstatement teague odd form statutory interpretation cited passing statute believes teague interpreting cited support proposition cites several cases nothing retroactivity numerous concurring dissenting opinions command majority see ante