Teague New Rule Doctrine in Lower Federal Courts.

Examines the treatment by lower Federal courts of the doctrine set forth by the Supreme Court in Teague v. Lane, prohibiting the invocation of Federal habeas corpus to seek or claim a new constitutional rule of criminal procedure where a State conviction has already become final.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1992.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Criminal procedure. District courts. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Examines the treatment by lower Federal courts of the doctrine set forth by the Supreme Court in Teague v. Lane, prohibiting the invocation of Federal habeas corpus to seek or claim a new constitutional rule of criminal procedure where a State conviction has already become final.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.