United States Supreme Court
Whorton v. Bockting, 05-595
Under the rules set out in Teague v. Lane, 489 U. S. 288 (1989), the Supreme Court's decision regarding the admissibility of testimonial hearsay evidence under the Sixth Amendment in Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004), is not retroactive to cases already final on direct review. Crawford announced a "new rule" of criminal procedure which does not fall within the Teague exception for watershed rules.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/28/2007
- Published 03/01/2007
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- United States Supreme Court