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Habeas Corpus — Criminal Procedure — Retroactivity — Edwards v. Vannoy.

Source :
Harvard Law Review. Nov2021, Vol. 135 Issue 1, p401-410. 10p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The article presents a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a jury unanimity requirement as established in Ramos v. Louisiana is not applied retroactively. In the case Edwards v. Vannoy, teenager filed for federal habeas relief after being sentenced by a Louisiana jury for the crimes of armed robbery, rape and kidnapping to life imprisonment without parole.

Subjects

Subjects :
*RETROACTIVE laws
*LEGAL judgments
*RETROACTIVE judicial decisions
*CRIMINAL sentencing
*JUVENILE offenders -- Sentencing

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0017811X
Volume :
135
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Harvard Law Review
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
153508024

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