Tranmonte Douglas v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that in a direct appeal, a defendant will receive the benefit of any change in the law that occurs while the direct appeal is pending
• setting \a threshold burden to prove that a subsequent development in the law undermines the earlier merits determination\
• finding res judicata not applicable when a development in the law shows that a previous illegal sentence motion was improperly denied
• \[A] party may seek and obtain the benefit of a change in the law during the pendency of a direct appeal.\
• \[A] defendant will receive the benefit of any change in the law that occurs while the direct appeal is pending.\
• \[A] defendant will receive the benefit of any change in the law that occurs while the direct appeal is pending.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).