Arizona Supreme Court· 12/19/1991

State v. Slemmer

Citations

823 P.2d 41
170 Ariz. 174
102 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 11
1991 Ariz. LEXIS 98

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

deciding to adopt and to apply federal retroactivity analysis
stating new law applies retroactively to cases pending on direct appeal
“When a new principle of law is articulated, a defendant whose conviction has become final may seek relief under Rule 32”
“[W]e think public policy presently requires that we adopt and apply the federal retroactivity analysis to decisions of state constitutional law.”
“a significant change in the law” is “a ‘sharp break’ with the past”
“a significant change in the law” is “a ‘sharp break’ with the past”

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Judges: Feldman, Gordon, Cameron, Moeller, Corcoran

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