2 Va. App. 101 - Snurkowski v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
July 1986
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Mapp v. Ohio · Payton v. New York · Edwards v. Arizona · Johnson v. State of New Jersey · Linkletter v. Walker
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“We therefore hold that, subject to the exceptions stated below, a decision of this Court construing the Fourth Amendment is to be applied retroactively to all convictions that were not yet final at the time the decision was rendered. By so holding, however, we leave undisturbed our precedents in other areas. First, our decision today does not affect those cases that would be clearly controlled by our existing retroactivity precedents. Second, because respondent’s case arises on direct review, we need not address the retroactive reach of our Fourth Amendment decisions in those cases that still may raise Fourth Amendment issues on collateral attack. . . .Third, we express no view on the retroactive application of decisions construing any constitutional provision other than the Fourth Amendment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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