Lefkowitz v. Newsome
| Lefkowitz v. Newsome | |
|---|---|
| Argued December 11, 1974 Decided February 19, 1975 | |
| Full case name | Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General of New York v. Leon Newsome |
| Citations | 420 U.S. 283 (more) 95 S. Ct. 886; 43 L. Ed. 2d 418; 43 L. Ed. 2d 196 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | United States ex rel. Newsome v. Malcolm, 492 F.2d 1166 (2d Cir. 1974); cert. granted, 417 U.S. 967 (1974). |
| Holding | |
| When state law permits a defendant to plead guilty without forfeiting his right to judicial review of specified constitutional issues, the defendant is not foreclosed from pursuing those constitutional claims in a federal habeas corpus proceeding. The judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is affirmed. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Stewart, joined by Douglas, Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun |
| Dissent | White, joined by Burger, Rehnquist |
| Dissent | Powell, joined by Burger, Rehnquist |
| Laws applied | |
| Criminal Procedure, Habeas Corpus | |
Lefkowitz v. Newsome, 420 U.S. 283 (1975), is a U.S. Supreme Court case which held that when state law permits a defendant to plead guilty without giving up his right to judicial review of specified constitutional issues, such as the lawfulness of a search or the voluntariness of a confession, the defendant is not prevented from pursuing those constitutional claims in a federal habeas corpus proceeding.