House v. Bell
2006 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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House v. Bell, 547 U.S. 518 (2006), is a United States Supreme Court case challenging the permissibility of new DNA forensic evidence that becomes available post-conviction, in capital punishment appeals when those claims have defaulted pursuant to state law.[1] The Court found that admitting new DNA evidence was in line with Schlup v. Delo (1995),[2] which allows cases to be reopened in light of new evidence.
Quick Facts House v. Bell, Argued January 11, 2006 Decided June 12, 2006 ...
House v. Bell | |
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Argued January 11, 2006 Decided June 12, 2006 | |
Full case name | Paul Gregory House, Petitioner v. Ricky Bell, Warden |
Docket no. | 04-8990 |
Citations | 547 U.S. 518 (more) 126 S. Ct. 2064; 165 L. Ed. 2d 1; 2006 U.S. LEXIS 4674 |
Case history | |
Prior | 311 F.3d 767 (6th Cir. 2002); cert. denied, 539 U.S. 937 (2003); 386 F.3d 668 (6th Cir. 2004); cert. granted, 545 U.S. 1151 (2005). |
Holding | |
Post-conviction DNA forensic evidence can be considered in death penalty appeals. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kennedy, joined by Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
Concur/dissent | Roberts, joined by Scalia, Thomas |
Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. IV |
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