teague lane argued october decided february petitioner black man convicted illinois state attempted murder offenses jury jury selection prosecutor used peremptory challenges exclude blacks petitioner twice unsuccessfully moved mistrial arguing entitled jury peers prosecutor defended challenges stating trying achieve balance men women jury unsuccessful appeal argued prosecutor use peremptory challenges denied right tried jury representative community petitioner filed habeas corpus petition federal district repeating fair cross section claim argued opinions several justices concurring dissenting denial certiorari mccray new york invited reexamination swain alabama defendant must show establish prima facie case discrimination respect peremptory challenge system also argued first time swain prosecutor questioned use peremptory challenges volunteered explanation district held bound swain circuit precedent denied relief panel appeals agreed petitioner sixth amendment fair cross section requirement applied jury venire also applied petit jury held made prima facie case discrimination appeals voted rehear case en banc postponed rehearing decision batson kentucky ultimately batson decided overruled portion swain setting forth evidentiary showing necessary make prima facie case racial discrimination equal protection clause fourteenth amendment respect peremptory challenge system batson held defendant establish case showing member cognizable racial group prosecutor exercised peremptory challenges remove venire members defendant race facts relevant circumstances raise inference prosecutor used practice exclude veniremen petit jury account race appeals held petitioner benefit batson rule meantime allen hardy held batson applied retroactively cases collateral review appeals also held petitioner swain claim procedurally barred event meritless fair cross section requirement limited jury venire held judgment affirmed affirmed justice delivered opinion respect parts ii iii concluding allen hardy prevented petitioner benefiting rule announced batson since conviction became final batson decided opinions filed mccray involved question whether constitution prohibits use peremptory challenges exclude members particular group jury based prosecutor assumption biased favor members group destroy swain precedential effect petitioner urges since denial certiorari imports expression opinion merits case concomitantly opinions accompanying denial effect decisions merits pp petitioner procedurally barred raising claim established violation equal protection clause swain swain preclude examination prosecutor stated reasons peremptory challenges determine legitimacy motive since petitioner raise swain claim trial direct appeal forfeited review claim collateral proceedings state courts wainwright sykes barred raising claim federal habeas corpus proceeding since made attempt show cause default illinois appellate contrary contention address swain claim pp justice joined chief justice justice scalia justice kennedy concluded parts iv decision extending petit jury sixth amendment requirement jury venire drawn fair cross section community applied retroactively cases collateral review therefore petitioner fair cross section claim addressed pp retroactivity properly treated threshold question new constitutional rule criminal procedure applied defendant case announcing rule evenhanded justice requires applied retroactively similarly situated thus deciding whether fair cross section requirement extended petit jury determined whether rule applied retroactively case issue pp justice harlan view new constitutional rules criminal procedure generally applied retroactively cases collateral review appropriate approach unless fall within one justice harlan suggested exceptions general rule new rule applied retroactively places certain kinds primary private individual conduct beyond power criminal authority proscribe mackey requires observance procedures implicit concept ordered liberty new rules applicable cases become final new rules announced pp since petitioner conviction became final six years ago rule urges applicable case collateral review unless falls within one exceptions first exception relevant since application fair cross section requirement petit jury accord constitutional protection primary activity second exception limited scope new procedures without likelihood accurate conviction seriously diminished examination decision taylor louisiana applying fair cross section requirement jury venire leads inexorably conclusion adoption rule petitioner urges far cry kind absolute prerequisite fundamental fairness implicit concept ordered liberty absence fair cross section jury venire undermine fundamental fairness must underlie conviction seriously diminish likelihood obtaining accurate conviction rule requiring petit juries composed fair cross section community bedrock procedural element retroactively applied second exception pp new rule urged petitioner recognized petitioner given benefit rule even though applied retroactively others similarly situated new rule announced given case unless applied retroactively defendant case others similarly situated eliminates problems rendering advisory opinions also avoids inequity resulting uneven application new rules similarly situated defendants implicit retroactivity approach principle habeas corpus used vehicle create new constitutional rules criminal procedure unless rules applied retroactively defendants collateral review one two articulated exceptions pp justice white concluded result nonretroactivity fair cross section rule urged petitioner acceptable application collateral proceedings theories embraced johnson shea louisiana griffith kentucky retroactivity new constitutional rules criminal procedure cases pending direct review pp justice blackmun concurred result insofar petitioner claim based swain alabama concerned justice stevens joined justice blackmun concluded part petitioner alleged sixth amendment violation decide question favor nonetheless petitioner conviction set aside matter stare decisis opinion allen hardy controls disposition retroactivity question general adopt justice harlan analysis retroactivity habeas corpus cases well cases still direct review without plurality modification fundamental fairness exception justice stevens concluded part ii since petitioner claim swain alabama prosecutor violated equal protection clause using peremptory challenges exclude black persons jury never presented state courts treated unexhausted claim ripe review federal habeas corpus courts spoken pp patricia unsinn argued cause petitioner briefs theodore gottfried michael pelletier martin carlson david bindi assistant attorney general illinois argued cause respondents brief neil hartigan attorney general robert ruiz solicitor general terence madsen marcia friedl assistant attorneys general briefs amici curiae urging reversal filed lawyers committee civil rights law barry sullivan barry levenstam conrad harper stuart land norman redlich william robinson judith winston naacp legal defense educational fund et al julius levonne chambers charles stephen ralston john powell steven shapiro kent scheidegger filed brief criminal justice legal foundation amicus curiae urging affirmance justice announced judgment delivered opinion respect parts ii iii opinion respect parts iv chief justice justice scalia justice kennedy join taylor louisiana held sixth amendment required jury venire drawn fair cross section community stated however holding petit juries must drawn source fairly representative community impose requirement petit juries actually chosen must mirror community reflect various distinctive groups population defendants entitled jury particular composition principal question presented case whether sixth amendment fair cross section requirement extended petit jury adopt justice harlan approach retroactivity cases collateral review leave resolution question another day petitioner black man convicted illinois jury three counts attempted murder two counts armed robbery one count aggravated battery jury selection petitioner trial prosecutor used peremptory challenges exclude blacks petitioner counsel used one peremptory challenges exclude black woman married police officer prosecutor struck six blacks petitioner counsel moved mistrial trial denied motion app prosecutor struck four blacks petitioner counsel moved mistrial arguing petitioner entitled jury peers prosecutor defended challenges stating trying achieve balance men women jury trial denied motion reasoning jury appear ed fair one appeal petitioner argued prosecutor use peremptory challenges denied right tried jury representative community illinois appellate rejected petitioner fair cross section claim people teague app illinois denied leave appeal denied certiorari petitioner filed petition writ habeas corpus district northern district illinois petitioner repeated fair cross section claim argued opinions several justices concurring dissenting denial certiorari mccray new york invited reexamination swain alabama prohibited purposefully systematically denying blacks opportunity serve juries also argued first time swain prosecutor questioned use peremptory challenges volunteered explanation district though sympathetic petitioner arguments held bound swain circuit precedent app appeal petitioner repeated fair cross section claim mccray argument panel appeals agreed petitioner sixth amendment fair cross section requirement applied petit jury held petitioner made prima facie case discrimination majority judges appeals voted rehear case en banc panel opinion vacated ex rel teague lane en banc cudahy dissenting rehearing postponed decision batson kentucky overruled portion swain batson decided appeals held petitioner benefit rule case allen hardy per curiam held batson applied retroactively cases collateral review en banc appeals also held petitioner swain claim procedurally barred event meritless appeals rejected petitioner fair cross section claim holding fair cross section requirement limited jury venire judge cudahy dissented arguing fair cross section requirement extended petit jury ii petitioner first contention receive benefit decision batson even though conviction became final batson decided addressing petitioner argument think helpful explain batson modified swain swain held state purposeful deliberate denial blacks opportunity serve jurors solely account race violates equal protection clause fourteenth amendment order establish prima facie case discrimination swain defendant demonstrate peremptory challenge system perverted defendant raise inference purposeful discrimination showed prosecutor county trial held case case whatever circumstances whatever crime whoever defendant victim may responsible removal qualified blacks survived challenges cause result blacks ever served petit juries batson overruled portion swain setting forth evidentiary showing necessary make prima facie case racial discrimination equal protection clause held defendant establish prima facie case showing member cognizable racial group prosecutor exercised peremptory challenges remove venire members defendant race facts relevant circumstances raise inference prosecutor used practice exclude veniremen petit jury account race defendant makes prima facie case discrimination burden shifts prosecutor come forward neutral explanation challenging black jurors allen hardy held batson constituted explicit substantial break prior precedent overruled portion swain employing retroactivity standard linkletter walker concluded rule announced batson applied retroactively collateral review convictions became final batson announced defined final mean case judgment conviction rendered availability appeal exhausted time petition certiorari elapsed decision batson citation omitted petitioner conviction became final years prior batson thus depriving petitioner benefit rule announced case petitioner argues however batson applied retroactively cases pending direct review time certiorari denied mccray opinions filed mccray destroyed precedential effect swain brief petitioner issue mccray companion cases whether constitution prohibited use peremptory challenges exclude members particular group jury based prosecutor assumption biased favor members group justices marshall brennan dissented denial certiorari expressing views swain reexamined conduct complained violated defendant sixth amendment right tried impartial jury drawn fair cross section community justices stevens blackmun powell concurred denial certiorari agreed issue important one stated sound exercise discretion allow various serve laboratories issue receives study addressed reject basic premise petitioner argument often stated denial writ certiorari imports expression opinion upon merits case carver holmes accord hughes tool trans world airlines brown allen variety considerations underlie denials writ maryland baltimore radio show opinion frankfurter counsels according denials certiorari precedential value concomitantly opinions accompanying denial certiorari effect decisions merits find allen hardy dispositive petitioner benefit rule announced batson iii petitioner second contention established violation equal protection clause swain recognizing shown systematic exclusion blacks petit juries case case petitioner contends prosecutor volunteers explanation use peremptory challenges swain preclude examination stated reasons determine legitimacy prosecutor motive brief petitioner citing batson white concurring see weathersby morris supporting petitioner interpretation swain cert denied petitioner candidly admits raise swain claim trial direct appeal brief petitioner failure petitioner forfeited review claim illinois courts well established appeal taken conviction judgment reviewing res judicata issues actually raised presented deemed waived people gaines citation omitted cert denied default prevents petitioner raising swain claim collateral proceedings illinois hearing act rev ch et seq unless fundamental fairness requires default overlooked people brown fundamental fairness exception narrow one applied limited circumstances compare people goerger improper instruction reasonable doubt constitute fundamental unfairness obviate res judicata waiver doctrines people ikerd fundamental fairness exception applies right relied recognized first time direct appeal people hamby fundamental fairness exception applies claims defendant asked counsel raise direct appeal clear collateral relief unavailable petitioner see people beamon app abstract decision invoking fundamental fairness exception holding swain claim raised direct appeal raised first time collateral proceedings result petitioner exhausted state remedies respect swain claim see engle isaac ex rel williams brantley wainwright sykes petitioner barred raising swain claim federal habeas corpus proceeding unless show cause default prejudice resulting therefrom see engle isaac supra applying procedural default rule claim never raised state petitioner attempt show cause default instead argues claim barred addressed illinois appellate cf caldwell mississippi agree petitioner argument illinois appellate rejected petitioner sixth amendment fair cross section claim without mentioning equal protection clause swain based discussing whether swain allows prosecutor questioned use peremptory challenges volunteers explanation see people teague app accordingly hold petitioner swain claim procedurally barred address merits application procedural default rule consistent harris reed ante holds procedural default bar consideration federal claim either direct habeas review unless last state rendering judgment case clearly expressly judgment rests state procedural bar citations internal quotations omitted rule announced harris reed assumes state opportunity address claim later raised federal habeas proceeding simply inapplicable case one claim never presented state courts see ante concurring iv petitioner third final contention sixth amendment fair cross section requirement applies petit jury noted outset taylor expressly stated fair cross section requirement apply petit jury see petitioner nevertheless contends ratio decidendi taylor limited jury venire urges adoption new rule hold rule urged petitioner applied retroactively cases collateral review decline address petitioner contention past without discussion often applied new constitutional rule criminal procedure defendant case announcing new rule confronted question retroactivity later different defendant sought benefit rule see brown louisiana addressing retroactivity burch louisiana robinson neil addressing retroactivity waller florida stovall denno addressing retroactivity wade gilbert california tehan shott addressing retroactivity griffin california several cases however addressed retroactivity question case announcing new rule see morrissey brewer witherspoon illinois two lines cases unifying theme think time clarify question retroactivity resolved cases collateral review question retroactivity regard petitioner fair cross section claim raised amicus brief see brief criminal justice legal foundation amicus curiae nevertheless question foreign parties addressed retroactivity respect petitioner batson claim see brief petitioner brief respondent moreover sua sponte consideration retroactivity far novel allen hardy addressed retroactivity batson even though question presented petition certiorari addressed lower courts see marshall dissenting see also mapp ohio applying exclusionary rule even although course action urged amicus curiae view question whether decision announcing new rule given prospective retroactive effect faced time decision mishkin foreword high great writ due process time law harv rev cf bowen issues retroactivity application constitutional doctrine raised retroactivity issue decided first retroactivity properly treated threshold question new rule applied defendant case announcing rule evenhanded justice requires applied retroactively similarly situated thus deciding whether fair cross section requirement extended petit jury ask whether rule applied retroactively case issue retroactivity determination normally entail application linkletter standard believe approach retroactivity cases collateral review requires modification admittedly often difficult determine case announces new rule attempt define spectrum may may constitute new rule retroactivity purposes general however case announces new rule breaks new ground imposes new obligation federal government see rock arkansas per se rule excluding hypnotically refreshed testimony infringes impermissibly criminal defendant right testify behalf ford wainwright eighth amendment prohibits execution prisoners insane put differently case announces new rule result dictated precedent existing time defendant conviction became final see generally truesdale aiken powell dissenting given strong language taylor statement akins texas airness jury selection never held require proportional representation races upon jury application fair cross section requirement petit jury new rule new rules uniformly treated retroactivity purposes nearly quarter century ago linkletter attempted set standards determine retroactivity new rules question linkletter whether mapp ohio made exclusionary rule applicable applied retroactively cases collateral review determined retroactivity mapp determined examining purpose exclusionary rule reliance prior law effect administration justice retroactive application exclusionary rule using standard held mapp apply trials commencing case decided linkletter retroactivity standard led consistent results instead used limit application certain new rules cases direct review new rules defendants cases announcing rules still new rules cases trials yet commenced see desist harlan dissenting citing examples surprisingly commentators veritable field day linkletter standard much discussion mildly negative beytagh ten years critique proposal rev citing sources application linkletter standard led disparate treatment similarly situated defendants direct review example miranda arizona held absent effective measures protect fifth amendment privilege person custody must warned prior interrogation certain rights including right remain silent applied new rule defendants miranda companion cases held convictions stand interrogated without proper warnings johnson new jersey held linkletter standard miranda applied trials commencing decision announced defendant johnson like defendants miranda direct review conviction see refusal give miranda retroactive effect resulted unequal treatment similarly situated inequity also generated vehement criticism see bickel idea progress decrying plain injustice johnson suggesting distinguished direct collateral review purposes retroactivity dissatisfied linkletter standard justice harlan advocated different approach retroactivity argued new rules always applied retroactively cases direct review generally applied retroactively criminal cases collateral review see mackey opinion concurring judgments part dissenting part desist dissenting opinion griffith kentucky rejected unprincipled inequitable linkletter standard cases pending direct review time new rule announced adopted first part retroactivity approach advocated justice harlan agreed justice harlan failure apply newly declared constitutional rule criminal cases pending direct review violates basic norms constitutional adjudication gave two reasons decision first promulgate new rules specific cases possibly decide cases review sought integrity judicial review requires application new rule similar cases pending direct review quoted approvingly justice harlan separate opinion mackey supra resolve cases us direct review light best understanding governing constitutional principles difficult see adjudicate case truth assertion power disregard current law adjudicating cases us already run full course appellate review quite simply assertion constitutional function one adjudication effect legislation linkletter standard also led unfortunate disparity treatment similarly situated defendants collateral review example best illustrate point edwards arizona held person invokes right counsel present custodial interrogation valid waiver right inferred fact person responded questioning solem stumes held linkletter standard edwards applied retroactively cases collateral review interim several lower federal courts come opposite conclusion applied edwards cases become final decision announced see witt wainwright sockwell maggio mccree housewright cert denied sub nom mccree lockhart thus defendants collateral review whose edwards claims adjudicated prior stumes received benefit edwards whose edwards claims addressed prior stumes disparity treatment product two factors failure treat retroactivity threshold question linkletter standard inability account nature function collateral review decided rectify first inadequacies see supra turn second justice harlan believed new rules generally applied retroactively cases collateral review argued retroactivity cases collateral review responsibly determined focusing first instance nature function scope adjudicatory process cases arise relevant frame reference words purpose new rule whose benefit defendant seeks instead purposes writ habeas corpus made available mackey opinion concurring judgments part dissenting part regard nature habeas corpus justice harlan wrote habeas corpus always collateral remedy providing avenue upsetting judgments become otherwise final designed substitute direct review interest leaving concluded litigation state repose reducing controversy final judgment subject judicial revision may quite legitimately found responsible defining scope writ outweigh many instances competing interest readjudicating convictions according legal standards effect habeas petition filed id justice harlan identified two exceptions general rule nonretroactivity cases collateral review first new rule applied retroactively places certain kinds primary private individual conduct beyond power criminal authority proscribe mackey second new rule applied retroactively requires observance procedures implicit concept ordered liberty quoting palko connecticut cardozo last term yates aiken asked decide whether rule announced francis franklin applied defendant collateral review time case decided held francis announce new rule merely application principle governed decision sandstrom montana decided defendant trial took place therefore found unnecessary adopt justice harlan view retroactivity cases collateral review stated however recent decisions noted justice harlan important distinction direct review collateral review see also pennsylvania finley distinguishing direct collateral review purposes sixth amendment right counsel appeal indeed expressly reconciled retroactivity decisions justice harlan approach see shea louisiana giving edwards retroactive effect direct collateral review fully congruent aspects approach retroactivity propounded justice harlan agree justice harlan description function habeas corpus never defined scope writ simply reference perceived need assure individual accused crime afforded trial free constitutional error kuhlmann wilson plurality opinion rather recognized interests comity finality must also considered determining proper scope habeas review thus defendant fails comply state procedural rules barred litigating particular constitutional claim state claim considered federal habeas defendant shows cause default actual prejudice resulting therefrom see wainwright sykes declined make application procedural default rule dependent magnitude constitutional claim issue see engle isaac state interest enforcement procedural rule see murray carrier always followed unwavering line conclusions availability great writ development law federal habeas corpus attended seemingly backing filling fay noia see also stone powell nevertheless long established final civil judgment entered given rule law may withstand subsequent judicial change rule chicot county drainage district baxter state bank held judgment based jurisdictional statute later found unconstitutional res judicata effect based decision large part finality concerns actual existence statute prior determination unconstitutionality operative fact may consequences justly ignored past always erased new judicial declaration questions prior determinations deemed finality acted upon accordingly demand examination accord rooker fidelity trust unless reversed modified appeal erroneous constitutional decision effective conclusive adjudication thompson tolmie pet errors mistakes competent jurisdiction corrected examined brought collaterally underlying considerations finality find significant compelling parallels criminal context 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 fact life liberty stake criminal prosecutions shows conventional notions finality much place criminal civil litigation none friendly innocence irrelevant collateral attacks criminal judgments chi rev criminal judgment ever final notion legality must point include assignment final competence determine legality bator finality criminal law federal habeas corpus state prisoners harv rev emphasis omitted see also mackey harlan concurring judgments part dissenting part one criminal defendants judicial system society whole benefited judgment providing man shall tentatively go jail today tomorrow every day thereafter continued incarceration shall subject fresh litigation explained professor mishkin aspect linkletter problem becomes much one prospectivity retroactivity rule rather availability collateral attack case federal habeas corpus go behind otherwise final judgment conviction potential availability collateral attack created retroactivity problem linkletter first place seems little doubt without possibility given short shrift arguments prospective limitation mapp rule foreword harv omitted costs imposed upon state retroactive application new rules constitutional law habeas corpus generally far outweigh benefits application stumes powell concurring judgment many ways application new rules cases collateral review may intrusive enjoining criminal prosecutions cf younger harris continually forces marshal resources order keep prison defendants whose trials appeals conformed constitutional standards furthermore recognized engle isaac tate courts understandably frustrated faithfully apply existing constitutional law federal discover habeas proceeding new constitutional commands see also brown allen jackson concurring result state courts anticipate comply due process requirements ascertain standards adhere prescribing find criticisms persuasive adopt justice harlan view retroactivity cases collateral review unless fall within exception general rule new constitutional rules criminal procedure applicable cases become final new rules announced petitioner conviction became final result rule petitioner urges applicable case collateral review unless fall within exception first exception suggested justice harlan new rule applied retroactively places certain kinds primary private individual conduct beyond power criminal authority proscribe mackey opinion concurring judgments part dissenting part relevant application fair cross section requirement petit jury accord constitutional protection primary activity whatsoever second exception suggested justice harlan new rule applied retroactively requires observance procedures implicit concept ordered liberty quoting palko apply modification language used justice harlan mackey leaves doubt meant second exception reserved watershed rules criminal procedure typically case conviction free federal constitutional error time became final found upon reflection fundamentally fair conducted procedures essential substance full hearing however situations might time growth social capacity well judicial perceptions rightly demand adjudicatory process properly alter understanding bedrock procedural elements must found vitiate fairness particular conviction example view case right counsel trial held necessary condition precedent conviction serious crime emphasis added believe desirable combine accuracy element desist version second exception mackey requirement procedure issue must implicate fundamental fairness trial employ palko test without little importing different context terms debate incorporation compare duncan louisiana harlan dissenting adamson california black dissenting reviving palko test area law unnecessarily anachronistic cf benton maryland overruling palko incorporating double jeopardy clause moreover since mackey decided cases moved direction reaffirming relevance likely accuracy convictions determining available scope habeas review see kuhlmann wilson plurality opinion successive habeas petition may entertained defendant makes colorable claim factual innocence murray carrier constitutional violation probably resulted conviction one actually innocent federal habeas may grant writ even absence showing cause procedural default stone powell removing fourth amendment claims scope federal habeas review state provided full fair opportunity litigation creates danger denying safeguard compelling innocent man suffer unconstitutional loss liberty finally believe justice harlan concerns difficulty identifying existence value procedural rules addressed limiting scope second exception new procedures without likelihood accurate conviction seriously diminished operate premise procedures central accurate determination innocence guilt believe unlikely many components basic due process yet emerge also view rules best illustrated recalling classic grounds issuance writ habeas corpus proceeding dominated mob violence prosecutor knowingly made use perjured testimony conviction based confession extorted defendant brutal methods rose lundy stevens dissenting footnotes omitted examination decision taylor applying fair cross section requirement jury venire leads inexorably conclusion adoption rule petitioner urges far cry kind absolute prerequisite fundamental fairness implicit concept ordered liberty requirement jury venire composed fair cross section community based role jury system purpose jury guard arbitrary abuses power interposing commonsense judgment community state defendant jury venire composed special segments population community participation administration criminal law consistent democratic heritage also critical public confidence fairness criminal justice system taylor stated daniel louisiana held taylor given retroactive effect fair cross section requirement rest premise every criminal trial particular trial necessarily unfair conducted accordance determined requirements sixth amendment absence fair cross section jury venire undermine fundamental fairness must underlie conviction seriously diminish likelihood obtaining accurate conviction conclude rule requiring petit juries composed fair cross section community bedrock procedural element retroactively applied second exception articulated recognize new rule urged petitioner case give petitioner benefit new rule even though applied retroactively others similarly situated words justice brennan inequitable result unavoidable consequence necessity constitutional adjudications stand mere dictum stovall denno harm caused failure treat similarly situated defendants alike exaggerated inequitable treatment hardly comports ideal administration justice even hand hankerson north carolina powell concurring judgment quoting desist douglas dissenting see also fuller alaska douglas dissenting rule applied defendant case announcing rule applied others similarly situated refusal allow disparate treatment direct review context led us adopt first part justice harlan retroactivity approach griffith fact new rule may constitute clear break past bearing actual inequity results one many similarly situated defendants receives benefit new rule way avoid rendering advisory opinions might well agree inequitable treatment described insignificant cost adherence sound principles stovall denno principled way dealing problem simply refuse announce new rule given case unless rule applied retroactively defendant case others similarly situated cf bowen consistently declined address unsettled questions regarding scope decisions establishing new constitutional doctrine cases holds decisions nonretroactive practice rooted reluctance decide constitutional questions unnecessarily citations omitted think approach sound one eliminate problems rendering advisory opinions also avoids inequity resulting uneven application new rules similarly situated defendants therefore hold implicit retroactivity approach adopt today principle habeas corpus used vehicle create new constitutional rules criminal procedure unless rules applied retroactively defendants collateral review one two exceptions articulated decision extending fair cross section requirement petit jury applied retroactively cases collateral review approach adopt today address petitioner claim reasons set forth judgment appeals affirmed ordered footnotes petitioner sentence death need express views retroactivity approach adopt today applied capital sentencing context however disagree justice stevens suggestion finality concerns underlying justice harlan approach retroactivity limited making convictions final therefore wholly inapplicable capital sentencing context post often stated criminal judgment necessarily includes sentence imposed upon defendant see generally flynt ohio per curiam collateral challenges sentence capital case like collateral challenges sentence noncapital case delay enforcement judgment issue decrease possibility point certainty comes end litigation sanders harlan dissenting cf dept justice bureau justice statistics capital punishment table period average elapsed time imposition capital sentence execution months justice white concurring part concurring judgment join parts ii iii justice opinion otherwise concur judgment opinion stovall denno authored justice brennan articulated formula determining retroactivity decisions changing constitutional rules criminal procedure formula applied whether case direct review arose collateral proceedings involved consideration purpose new rule extent reliance old rule effect administration justice retroactive application new rule series cases however departed stovall held decisions changing governing rules criminal cases applied retroactively cases pending direct review johnson shea louisiana griffith kentucky dissented cases believing stovall sounder approach justices including chief justice justice joined dissents cases chief justice indicated shea griffith justice concluded stovall formula also abandoned cases convictions become final issue retroactivity arises collateral proceedings regret course taken point cases like johnson shea griffith decided insufficient reason continue object light decisions result reached parts iv justice opinion acceptable application collateral proceedings theories embraced cases dealing direct review concur result wrong construing reach habeas corpus statutes congress course correct us recent decisions dealing direct review appear constitutional underpinnings see griffith kentucky supra correction error error perhaps lies us congress justice blackmun concurring part concurring judgment join part justice stevens opinion post page concurring part concurring judgment far petitioner claim based upon swain alabama concerned concur judgment justice stevens justice blackmun joins part concurring part concurring judgment reasons stated part iii justice brennan dissent post persuaded petitioner alleged violation sixth amendment also believe decide question favor agree justice assumption ruling petitioner favor merits sixth amendment issue require conviction set aside see ante criminal defendant claims procedural error tainted conviction appellate often decides whether error occurred deciding whether error requires reversal classified harmless follow parallel approach cases raising novel questions constitutional law collateral review first determining whether trial process violated petitioner constitutional rights deciding whether petitioner entitled relief error occurred factors relating retroactivity importantly magnitude unfairness examined granting petitioner relief proceeding reverse plurality today declares new rule apply retroactively without ever deciding whether rule general share justice harlan views retroactivity see mackey opinion concurring judgments part dissenting part desist dissenting opinion thus joined holding justice harlan urged new criminal procedural rules applied defendants whose convictions final rule announced griffith kentucky also agree justice harlan defendants seeking collateral review benefit new rules unless rules fre individuals punishment conduct constitutionally protected unless original trial entailed elements fundamental unfairness mackey supra thus although question propriety making important change law without briefing argument cf allen hardy marshall dissenting persuaded adopt justice harlan analysis retroactivity habeas corpus cases well cases still direct review see ante agree however plurality dicta proposing modification justice harlan fundamental fairness exception see ante law presumably least long anyone currently jail incarcerated justice harlan wrote procedures utilized convict must fundamentally fair accordance command fourteenth amendment state shall deprive person life liberty property without due process law mackey continued writ always lie claims nonobservance procedures aptly described justice cardozo palko connecticut implicit concept ordered liberty typically case conviction free federal constitutional error time became final found upon reflection fundamentally fair conducted procedures essential substance full hearing however situations might time growth social capacity well judicial perceptions rightly demand adjudicatory process properly alter understanding bedrock procedural elements must found vitiate fairness particular conviction plurality wrongly resuscitates justice harlan early view indicating procedural errors deserving correction collateral review undermine accurate determination innocence guilt see ante agree unnecessarily anachronistic ante issue writ habeas corpus petitioner convicted manner violates fundamental principles liberty furthermore touchstone factual innocence provide little guidance certain important types cases challenging constitutionality capital sentencing hearings even assessing errors guilt phase trial factual innocence capricious factor determine procedural change sufficiently bedrock watershed justify application fundamental fairness exception see ante contrast given proclamation constitution allow exclusion jurors race strauder west virginia rule promoting selection juries free racial bias clearly implicates concerns fundamental fairness matter first impression therefore conclude guilty verdict delivered jury whose impartiality might eroded racial prejudice fundamentally unfair constraining conclusion holding allen hardy per curiam opinion join batson kentucky applied retroactively permit collateral review convictions became final decided true batson decision rested equal protection clause fourteenth amendment case raises sixth amendment issue cases however petitioners pressed objections jury selection grounds see ante batson kentucky supra cases concern constitutionality allowing use peremptories yield jury may biased defendant account race identical practical ramifications ensue holdings cases thus fundamental unfairness denying retroactive relief petitioner denied fourteenth amendment right fairly chosen jury held allen fundamental unfairness denying petitioner relief violation sixth amendment right impartial jury therefore agree judgment appeals must affirmed ii however agree disposition contention prosecutor violated equal protection clause using peremptory challenges exclude black persons petitioner jury ante basis claim swain alabama reaffirmed equal protection requires jurors selected individuals basis individual qualifications members race quoting cassell texas plurality opinion discussing defendant might prove purposeful racial discrimination jury selection stated light purpose peremptory system function serves pluralistic society connection institution jury trial hold constitution requires examination prosecutor reasons exercise challenges given case presumption particular case must prosecutor using state challenges obtain fair impartial jury try case presumption overcome prosecutor therefore subjected examination allegations case hand negroes removed jury removed negroes petitioner trial counsel twice moved mistrial ground prosecutor impermissibly exercised peremptory challenges effect jury prosecutor responded numerous individuals excused young years attempt honor balance equal number men women app little comment trial denied mistrial motions substantial force petitioner argument volunteered explanations made ordinary exercise challenges swain systematic proof requirement applies swain supra trial erred failing scrutinize prosecutor excuses note however petitioner never presented swain claim state courts including instant federal habeas petition rose lundy announced habeas petition containing exhausted unexhausted claims must dismissed literal adherence pronouncement require case remanded district instructions dismiss petition without consideration exhausted sixth amendment claim avoids result holding petitioner forfeited review claim illinois courts thus exhausted state remedies ante true federal habeas need require federal claim presented state clear state hold claim procedurally barred harris reed ante citing castille peoples post ante means convinced however illinois courts conclude petitioner swain claim falls within fundamental fairness exception ban collateral review claims otherwise waived thus absence plain statement illinois courts cf michigan long let illinois judiciary decide whether procedural default forecloses review claim courts spoken treat petitioner swain claim unexhausted claim ripe review federal habeas exhaustion rule requiring dismissal mixed petitions jurisdictional strickland washington petitioner sixth amendment claim foreclosed decision allen concur judgment course constitution require every jury proportionally represent fair cross section community see ante justice brennan points post petitioner claim entitlement petitioner possess right petit jury selected procedures impartial see amdt criminal prosecutions accused shall enjoy right speedy public trial impartial jury state district wherein crime shall committed clear procedure allows prosecutor exclude black venirepersons without reason exclusions race appearing record comport sixth amendment impartiality requirement plurality retroactivity questions decided time new rule criminal procedure announced see ante agree approach instances declaring retroactivity threshold question however plurality inverts proper order adjudication among things rule set forth extremely difficult evaluate whether rule new course retroactivity question arises see yates aiken lee missouri per curiam accord ante note witherspoon illinois plurality cites support simultaneous decision guideline retroactivity addressed establishment new constitutional rule major reason justice harlan espoused limited retroactivity collateral proceedings interest making convictions final interest wholly inapplicable capital sentencing context explained believe matter fundamental import visible end litigable aspect criminal process finality criminal law end must always kept plain view see fay noia clark dissenting spencer texas warren concurring dissenting see also bator finality criminal law federal habeas corpus state prisoners harv rev friendly innocence irrelevant collateral attack criminal judgments chi rev stated individual criminal defendant society interest insuring point certainty comes end litigation attention ultimately focused whether conviction free error rather whether prisoner restored useful place community sanders harlan dissenting point criminal process function must turn attention whether man properly incarcerated treated convicted law criminal otherwise worth enforcing must time provide definitive answer questions litigants present else never provides answer surely unpleasant task strip man freedom subject institutional restraints mean always halting tentative one criminal defendants judicial system society whole benefited judgment providing man shall tentatively go jail today tomorrow every day thereafter continued incarceration shall subject fresh litigation issues already resolved mackey opinion concurring judgments part dissenting part cf rose lundy stevens dissenting ruling constitutional principle applied retroactively implicitly suggests right necessary ensure integrity underlying judgment certainly allow claims magnitude remain unremedied addition agree opinions mccray new york afford petitioner ground retroactive application batson kentucky join part ii opinion colloquy surrounding second motion mistrial made jury selected follows motta defense counsel aware state exercised peremptory challenges challenge excused black person feel client entitled jury peers honor feel denied ask mistrial angarola prosecutor exercised challenges fact exercised challenges excuse black individuals counsel incorrect stat fact honor one challenges peremptory challenges exercised white woman addition honor numerous individuals excused young years attempt honor balance equal number men women jury comprised seven men five women sitting jury feel counsel motion totally improper motta may respond briefly honor state exercised peremptory challenges black people excused one peremptory challenge alternate juror excused believe white woman think record reflect ages background individuals excused sit regular jury talking alternate one white alternate excused state angarola honor previously pointed counsel excluded black mccleary honor black individual accepted people excused counsel feel appear jury appears fair jury deny motion app recently appeals eighth circuit employed theory hold prosecutor volunteering explanations use peremptory challenges overcame swain presumption garrett morris cert denied sub nom jones garrett upon examination concluded explanations pretexts purposeful discrimination therefore remanded retrial release petitioner writ habeas corpus see also weathersby morris cert denied cf batson supra white concurring inconsistent swain trial judge invalidate peremptory challenges blacks prosecutor response objection strikes stated struck blacks believed qualified serve jurors especially trial black defendant justice brennan justice marshall joins dissenting today plurality without benefit briefing oral argument adopts novel threshold test federal review state criminal convictions habeas corpus without regard indeed without even mentioning contrary decisions past years delineating broad scope habeas relief plurality appears oblivious importance consistently accorded principle stare decisis nonconstitutional cases exaggerated concern treating similarly situated habeas petitioners plurality first time preclude federal courts considering collateral review vast range important constitutional challenges challenges merit bar vindication personal constitutional rights deny society check violations claim presented direct review view plurality blind adherence principle treating like cases alike amounts letting tail wag dog stymies resolution substantial unheralded constitutional questions griffith kentucky white dissenting acquiesce unprecedented curtailment reach great writ particularly absence discussion momentous changes parties lower courts dissent federal habeas corpus statute provides federal shall entertain application writ habeas corpus behalf person custody pursuant judgment state ground custody violation constitution laws treaties well century read statute forbears authorize federal courts grant writs habeas corpus whenever person liberty unconstitutionally restrained shortly habeas corpus act ch stat empowered federal courts issue writs habeas corpus state authorities noted legislation comprehensive character brings within habeas corpus jurisdiction every every judge every possible case privation liberty contrary national constitution treaties laws impossible widen jurisdiction ex parte mccardle wall see also fay noia congress sought provide federal forum state prisoners constitutional defenses extending habeas corpus powers federal courts constitutional maximum nothing happened since persuade us alter judgment thorough survey fay noia history habeas corpus common law federal statutory embodiment led us conclude conventional notions finality criminal litigation permitted defeat manifest federal policy federal constitutional rights personal liberty shall denied without fullest opportunity plenary federal judicial review noia therefore held federal courts power inquire constitutional defect state criminal trial provided petitioner remains custody virtue judgment rendered trial subsequent rulings departed teaching cases presentation petitioner claim collateral review barred procedural default see rose mitchell jackson virginia particular decisions made plain federal courts may collaterally review claims teague state remedies exhausted brown allen example held state prisoners alleging discrimination selection members grand jury indicted petit jury tried entitled reconsideration allegations federal discriminations race barring limiting citizens race participation jury service noted odious thought constitution long accepted law citations omitted see also vasquez hillery rose mitchell supra precedents thus supply support plurality curtailment habeas relief fortuity overruled swain alabama set forth unduly strict standard proving prosecutor use peremptory challenges racially discriminatory violation equal protection clause case came us direct review easily granted certiorari decided matter case collateral review griffith kentucky white dissenting reason decide teague almost identical claim sixth amendment collateral review rather case direct review basis extending rationale stone powell preclude review teague challenge composition jury convicted perceive ground consistent precedents limiting cognizability constitutional claims federal habeas corpus reach merits teague sixth amendment argument hold favor ii unfortunately plurality turns back established case law erect formidable new barrier relief time federal habeas petitioner claim successful result announcement new rule law plurality says may adjudicated rule plac certain kinds primary private individual conduct beyond power criminal authority proscribe ante quoting mackey harlan concurring judgments part dissenting part mandate new procedures without likelihood accurate conviction seriously diminished ante astonishingly plurality adopts novel precondition habeas review without benefit oral argument question guidance litigants discussion amicus brief see brief criminal justice legal foundation amicus curiae although plurality approach builds upon two opinions written justice harlan years ago see mackey supra opinion concurring judgments part dissenting part desist dissenting opinion declines fully embrace views briefing argument devoted points plurality departs proposals indeed ironic endorsing bulk justice harlan approach provision federal habeas relief ignores reminder obligation orderly adherence processes demand seek aid adequate briefing argument lends determination important issue mapp ohio dissenting opinion breaking sharply precedent plurality done well think recall said ladner question scope collateral attack upon criminal sentences important complex one think benefit full argument dealing question equally disturbing view plurality infidelity doctrine stare decisis doctrine demands respect society governed rule law akron akron center reproductive health enhances efficiency judicial decisionmaking allowing judges rely settled law without reconsider wisdom prior decisions every case confront fosters predictability law permitting litigants potential litigants act knowledge precedent overturned lightly ensuring treated unfairly result frequent unanticipated changes law therefore routinely imposed asking us overrule established lines cases heavy burden persuading changes society law dictate values served stare decisis yield favor greater objective vasquez hillery case considered reviewability grand jury discrimination habeas corpus offered reason believe metamorphosis rendered long commitment rule reversal outdated unworkable otherwise legitimately vulnerable serious reconsideration vasquez hillery supra none reasons hitherto deemed necessary departing doctrine stare decisis present interpretations reach federal habeas corpus proceeded inadequate briefing argumentation taken form assertion unaccompanied detailed justification see copperweld independence tube new facts arguments come light suggesting reading federal habeas statute divination congressional intent plainly mistaken see monell new york city dept social services addition congress done nothing shrink set claims cognizable habeas since passed habeas corpus act despite consistent interpretation federal habeas statute permit adjudication cases like teague finally rationale decisions undermined subsequent congressional judicial action see braden judicial circuit kentucky none exceptions doctrine stare decisis recognized apply therefore remain mystified plurality finds warrant upset sua sponte precedents plurality much mention stare decisis indeed plurality exposition new rule one might infer novel fabrication work great change availability federal collateral review state convictions nothing truth although plurality declines define spectrum may may constitute new rule retroactivity purposes say generally case announces new rule breaks new ground imposes new obligation federal government ante otherwise phrased case announces new rule result dictated precedent existing time defendant conviction became final ibid account extremely broad decisions appeal collateral review dictated came cases involve question law least debatable permitting rational judge resolve case one way virtually case prompts dissent relevant legal point example said dictated prior decisions plurality test therefore great many cases heard habeas rule urged petitioner fell within one two exceptions plurality sketched exceptions however narrow rules place certain kinds primary private individual conduct beyond power criminal authority proscribe ante quoting mackey harlan concurring judgments part dissenting part rare rules require new procedures without likelihood accurate conviction seriously diminished ante appreciably common plurality admits fact believe unlikely many components basic due process yet emerge ibid plurality approach today thus expected contract substantially great writ sweep impact perhaps best illustrated noting abundance variety habeas cases decided recent years never adjudicated plurality new rule effect although history reveals exact tie writ habeas corpus constitutional claim relating innocence guilt schneckloth bustamonte powell concurring plurality decision ignore history link availability relief guilt innocence outcome case dictated precedent apparently prevent great many fifth sixth fourteenth amendment cases brought federal habeas example nix whiteside ruled defendant right counsel sixth amendment violated defense attorney refuses cooperate presenting perjured testimony trial clearly opposite result sought petitioner dictated prior cases introduction perjured testimony improved accuracy factfinding trial claim presented habeas therefore novel yet well outside plurality exceptions claim raised tomorrow federal collateral review reach merits true numerous representation claims decided wrong alleged habeas petitioner unlikely produced erroneous conviction see moran burbine failure police inform defendant attorney retained somebody else sought reach violate sixth amendment mckaskle wiggins pro se defendant right conduct defense violated unsolicited participation standby counsel jones barnes appellate defense counsel sixth amendment duty raise every nonfrivolous issue requested defendant morris slappy state denial continuance public defender initially assigned represent defendant became available violate sixth amendment wainwright torna per curiam deprivation right counsel defense attorney failed make timely filing application certiorari state moore illinois sixth amendment violated corporeal identification conducted initiation adversary criminal proceedings absence counsel ross moffitt need provide indigent defendants counsel discretionary appeals likewise fifth amendment privilege adjunct ascertainment truth tehan shott claims petitioner right remain silent violated dictated earlier decisions ordinarily fail qualify plurality second exception estelle smith example held psychiatrist examined defendant trial without warning said used capital sentencing proceeding testify proceeding plurality newly fashioned rule however decided case merits result hardly said compelled existing case law see rehnquist concurring judgment exclusion testimony sentencing influenced jury determination defendant guilt enhanced likely accuracy sentence estelle smith unique respect see greer miller single question prosecutor concerning defendant postarrest silence violate fifth amendment moran burbine supra failure police inform defendant efforts attorney reach vitiate waiver miranda rights fletcher weir per curiam prosecutor use defendant postarrest silence impeachment purposes constitute due process violation defendant receive miranda warnings period postarrest silence jenkins anderson fifth amendment violated prosecutor use prearrest silence impeach defendant credibility habeas claims double jeopardy clause also barred plurality approach rules seek establish brea new ground impos new obligation federal government ante bear relation petitioner guilt innocence see crist bretz state law providing jeopardy attach first juror sworn unconstitutional chaffin stynchcombe rendition higher sentence jury upon retrial violate double jeopardy clause miscellaneous due process sixth amendment claims relate tangentially defendant guilt innocence see bordenkircher hayes due process violation prosecutor carries threat reindict stiffer charge barker wingo delay violate right speedy trial course cases closely related teague lockhart mccree held removal cause violate sixth amendment fair cross section requirement beyond purview arrived habeas massive changes unsupported precedent also lack reasonable foundation exaggerating importance treating like cases alike granting relief identically positioned habeas petitioners none acts choice follow mechanical notion fairness without pausing consider sound principles decisionmaking griffith kentucky white dissenting quoting stovall denno certainly desirable interest fairness accord treatment habeas petitioners claims given choice deciding issue direct collateral review might result new rule law warrant retroactive application persons collateral review petitioner brought claim ordinarily grant certiorari decide question direct review following decision griffith kentucky supra new rule apply equally persons whose convictions become final rule announced whereas habeas petitioners one whose case decided might benefit rule adopted collateral review taking cases direct review ahead habeas especially attractive retrial habeas petitioners usually places heavier burden retrial persons direct review things equal concern fairness finality therefore lead us render decision case comes us direct review things always equal however sometimes claim successful create new rule appropriate retroactive application collateral review better presented habeas case one direct review fact sometimes claim presented collateral review case forgo deciding issue hope eventually presented squarely direct review hope might misplaced even time fulfilled opportunity check constitutional violations evolution thinking area law meanwhile lost addition preserving right lower federal courts hear claims collateral review discourage litigation federal habeas corpus thus deprive society benefit decisions lower federal courts must resolve issues plurality appears oblivious advantages settled approach collateral review instead deny benefits adherence precedent occasionally result one habeas petitioner obtaining redress another petitioner identical claim qualify relief view uniform treatment habeas petitioners worth price plurality willing pay permitting federal courts decide novel habeas claims substantially related guilt innocence profited society immensely congress seen fit withdraw benefits amending statute provides although favorable decision petitioner might extend another prisoner whose identical claim become final least arguably better wrong done one person righted none injuries inflicted whose convictions become final redressed despite resulting inequality treatment therefore adhere said stovall denno supra held rules laid wade gilbert california applied retroactively recognize wade gilbert therefore victims pretrial confrontations absence counsel benefit rules established cases must given benefit however unavoidable consequence necessity constitutional adjudications stand mere dictum sound policies rooted command article iii constitution resolve issues solely concrete cases controversies possible effect upon incentive counsel advance contentions requiring change law militate denying wade gilbert benefit today decisions inequity arguably results according benefit new rule parties case announced litigants similarly situated trial appellate process raised issue regard fact parties involved chance beneficiaries insignificant cost adherence sound principles footnotes omitted iii even one accepts plurality account appropriate limits habeas relief conclusion teague claim may heard dubious plurality seeks give decision less startling aspect wears repeatedly mischaracterizing teague sixth amendment claim plurality teague contends petit juries actually chosen must mirror community reflect various distinctive groups population ante quoting taylor louisiana fairness jury selection require proportional representation races upon jury ante quoting akins texas teague however makes claim presumably plurality quotes dicta cases rather teague brief submits rather sixth amendment guarantees accused jury selected accordance procedures allow fair possibility jury reflect cross section community brief petitioner emphasis added indeed teague specifically disavows position attributed plurality defendant entitled jury particular composition requirement exists petit jury mirror distinctive groups population ibid teague claim simply sixth amendment command distinctive groups systematically excluded jury pools taylor louisiana supra venires drawn duren missouri applies equal force selection petit juries maintains firmly established principle prohibits prosecution using peremptory challenges discriminatorily prevent venirepersons sitting jury merely belong racial ethnic group cognizable sixth amendment purposes teague claim therefore closely akin prevailed batson kentucky held equal protection clause prohibits prosecution using peremptory challenges exclude venirepersons jury solely share defendant race potentially significant difference teague claim valid bar prosecution excluding venirepersons petit jury account membership cognizable group even defendant member group whereas equal protection clause might provide basis relief unless defendant belonged group whose members improperly excluded teague claim characterized correctly plurality assertions new standard claim novel recognized habeas corpus ante right invokes far cry kind absolute fundamental fairness implicit concept ordered liberty ante dubious requirement teague asks us impose go far beyond mandates taylor duren batson indeed flows quite naturally decisions fact sixth amendment permit challenge defendant belong cognizable group whose members discriminatorily excluded jury alter conclusion said rose mitchell discrimination basis race odious aspects especially pernicious administration justice selection members grand jury one race another destroys appearance justice thereby casts doubt integrity judicial process exclusion grand jury service negroes group otherwise qualified serve impairs confidence public administration justice repeatedly emphasized discrimination violates constitution laws enacted war basic concepts democratic society representative government smith texas omitted harm accused indicted jury segment community excluded society whole injury limited defendant injury jury system law institution community large democratic ideal reflected processes courts ballard emphasis added obvious discriminatory exclusion negroes trial jury least may prejudice negro right fair trial conviction obtained stand trial jury hears evidence sides chooses believe deciding influenced imponderables unconscious conscious prejudices preferences thousand things detect isolate verdict whose influence weigh single juror dissent generally enough prevent conviction trial jury one defendant race chance sit may substance appearance impartiality especially accused negro alleged victim cassell texas dissenting opinion iv majority members share view cases direct collateral review handled differently retroactivity purposes see griffith kentucky allen hardy per curiam williams opinion marshall griffith adopted justice harlan proposal new rule applied retroactively convictions yet final rule announced adhered precedents reached teague sixth amendment claim ruled favor ultimately decide whether continue apply habeas cases approach outlined stovall denno whether embrace half justice harlan proposal ordinarily refuse apply new rules retroactively cases collateral review except cases announced view question decide better course grant certiorari another case collateral review raising issue resolve question full briefing oral argument justices blackmun stevens ante pp disagree concur judgment point find discussion unnecessary believe although teague sixth amendment claim meritorious neither habeas petitioners may benefit favorable ruling said stovall denno supra according petitioner relief claim prevails seems unavoidable consequence necessity constitutional adjudications stand mere dictum share view justices blackmun stevens retroactivity question one need address teague claim found meritorious certainly one need decide considers merits teague claim plurality mistakenly contends resolution properly determines whether merits reached repudiating familiar approach without regard doctrine stare decisis plurality deprive us manifold advantages deciding important constitutional questions come us first cleanly collateral review dissent prisoners sentenced federal may seek sentences vacated corrected set aside upon ground sentence imposed violation constitution laws without jurisdiction impose sentence sentence excess maximum authorized law otherwise subject collateral attack plurality address question whether rule announces today extends claims brought federal well state prisoners today imposed one substantive limitation cognizability habeas claims stone powell held state provided defendant opportunity full fair litigation claim evidence used obtained unlawful search seizure violation fourth amendment may relitigate claim federal habeas noted however fourth amendment violations different kind denials fifth sixth amendment rights expressly stated decision concerned scope habeas corpus statute authority litigating constitutional claims generally substantial part exclusionary rule judicially created remedy rather personal constitutional right none reasoning stone powell supports plurality present decision adjudicate teague claim teague attempting vindicate alleges fundamental personal right rather trying invoke prophylactic rule devised deter violations personal constitutional rights law enforcement officials cases kind reluctance allow federal courts interfere state criminal processes never deemed paramount see vasquez hillery rose mitchell powell concurring judgment ruling rose mitchell supra confirms conclusion rejected argument holding stone powell extended preclude federal habeas review claims racial discrimination selection members state grand jury notwithstanding fact selection petit jurors free constitutional infirmity guilt established beyond reasonable doubt trial devoid constitutional error teague challenge composition petit jury perforce even firmer ground see also kimmelman morrison counsel failure litigate competently petitioner fourth amendment claim cognizable habeas jackson virginia sufficiency evidence claims may brought habeas plurality points ante decision allen hardy per curiam addressed retroactive application holding batson kentucky even though petition certiorari case discuss issue decision allen however applied settled retroactivity doctrine unlike plurality opinion today announce sharp break past practice although course followed mapp ohio urged us amicus rather parties incorporation protections bill rights fourteenth amendment means novel step time relevant issues familiar prior cases fact parties debated extent batson applied retroactively diminish startling abruptness plurality action adoption version justice harlan approach retroactivity bar habeas review claims result new rules law prevailed even mentioned parties compare justice stewart much restrained approach milton wainwright issue retroactivity decision even presented unless decision question marks sharp break web law issue presented decision overrules clear past precedent disrupts practice long accepted widely relied upon dissenting opinion citations omitted limiting scope second exception new procedures without likelihood accurate conviction seriously diminished ante plurality presumably intends exception cover claims involve accuracy defendant sentence well accuracy determination guilt see smith murray fundamental miscarriage justice introduction testimony sentencing phase capital case neither precluded development true facts resulted admission false ones thus plurality new rule apparently prevent capital defendants example raising eighth amendment due process equal protection challenges capital sentencing procedures habeas corpus plurality claim cases moved direction reaffirming relevance likely accuracy convictions determining available scope habeas review ante little force two cases cites kuhlmann wilson plurality opinion murray carrier discuss conditions habeas petitioner may obtain review even though claim otherwise procedurally barred hold petitioner likely guilt innocence bears cognizability habeas claims absence procedural default limited stone powell noted see supra fourth amendment exclusionary rule claims passing several opportunities extend plurality complaint prior retroactivity decisions sometimes led one habeas petitioner reaping benefit new rule habeas petitioners obtained relief failure treat retroactivity threshold question ante misguided disparity resulting deciding three years later solem stumes apply retroactively rule edwards arizona ascribed failure make retroactivity threshold question rather failure decide retroactivity question time decided merits issue decisions made contemporaneously see witherspoon illinois stovall denno one exception need made rule equal treatment plurality may find even slight inequality unacceptable magnitude disparity need large example suggests plurality persistent misreading teague claim ante puzzling sure teague argue principles informing decision duren missouri extended selection petit jury duren require every venire provide microcosm community demands instead group systematically excluded venires unless significant state interest thereby manifestly primarily advanced lack proportional representation cognizable group given petit jury teague view helps establish prima facie sixth amendment violation contrary plurality suggestion contend per se violation