Edwards v. Vannoy

Edwards v. Vannoy
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued December 2, 2020
Decided May 17, 2021
Full case nameThedrick Edwards v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
Docket no.19-5807
Citations593 U.S. 255 (more)
141 S. Ct. 1547
209 L. Ed. 2d 651
Case history
Prior
  • Convictions and sentences affirmed, State v. Edwards, 2008–2011 (La. App. 1 Cir. 6/12/09), 11 So. 3d 1242
  • Writ denied, 2009–1612 (La. 12/17/10), 51 So. 3d 27
  • Habeas corpus petition dismissed, Edwards v. Cain, No. 3:15-cv-00305, 2018 WL 4373644 (M.D. La. Sept. 13, 2018)
  • Appeal denied, Edwards v. Vannoy, No. 18-31095, 2019 WL 8643258 (5th Cir. May 20, 2019)
  • Certiorari granted, 140 S. Ct. 2737 (2020)
Holding
The Ramos jury-unanimity rule does not apply retroactively on federal collateral review.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch
Brett Kavanaugh · Amy Coney Barrett
Case opinions
MajorityKavanaugh, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett
ConcurrenceThomas, joined by Gorsuch
ConcurrenceGorsuch, joined by Thomas
DissentKagan, joined by Breyer, Sotomayor
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings
Teague v. Lane (1989) (in part)

Edwards v. Vannoy, 593 U.S. ___ (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the Court's prior decision in Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U.S. ___ (2020), which had ruled that jury verdicts in criminal trials must be unanimous under the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that Ramos did not apply retroactively to earlier cases prior to their verdict in Ramos.

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