Solem v. Stumes

Solem v. Stumes, 465 U.S. 638 (1984), is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that its decision in Edwards v. Arizona (1980) should not be applied retroactively.^{[1]: 1072–1073}

Full case nameSolem, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary v. Norman Stumes

Citations465 U.S. 638 (more)

104 S. Ct. 1338; 79 L. Ed. 2d 579; 1984 U.S. LEXIS 36; 52 U.S.L.W. 4307

MajorityWhite, joined by Burger, Blackmun, Rehnquist, O'Connor

ConcurrencePowell

Quick facts Argued November 28, 1983 Decided February 29, 1984, Full case name ...

Solem v. Stumes
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 28, 1983 Decided February 29, 1984
Full case name	Solem, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary v. Norman Stumes
Citations	465 U.S. 638 (more) 104 S. Ct. 1338; 79 L. Ed. 2d 579; 1984 U.S. LEXIS 36; 52 U.S.L.W. 4307
Holding
Edwards v. Arizona should not be applied retroactively, and therefore the Court of Appeals erred in evaluating the constitutionality of the police conduct in this case.
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Case opinions
Majority	White, joined by Burger, Blackmun, Rehnquist, O'Connor
Concurrence	Powell
Dissent	Stevens, joined by Brennan, Marshall

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