Wilbert K. Rogers v. Tennessee

Decided May 14, 2001. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 99-6218 · 532 U.S. 451 (2001) · Cited 616 times

Holding

The Tennessee Supreme Court’s retroactive application to petitioner of its decision abolishing the year and a day rule did not deny petitioner due process of law in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Bouie v. City of Columbia · 378 U.S. 347 (1964)
• Calder v. Bull · 3 U.S. 386 (1798)
• Carmell v. Texas · 529 U.S. 513 (2000)
• Marks v. United States · 430 U.S. 188 (1977)
• Schick v. United States · 195 U.S. 65 (1904)
• Connally v. General Construction Co. · 269 U.S. 385 (1926)
• United States v. Lanier · 520 U.S. 259 (1997)
• Collins v. Youngblood · 497 U.S. 37 (1990)
• United States v. Harriss · 347 U.S. 612 (1954)
• Lanzetta v. New Jersey · 306 U.S. 451 (1939)
• Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc. · 398 U.S. 375 (1970)
• Great Northern Railway Co. v. Sunburst Oil & Refining Co. · 287 U.S. 358 (1932)
• James v. United States · 366 U.S. 213 (1961)
• Lynce v. Mathis · 519 U.S. 433 (1997)
• Rose v. Locke · 423 U.S. 48 (1975)
• Douglas v. Buder · 412 U.S. 430 (1973)
• Rabe v. Washington · 405 U.S. 313 (1972)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Metrish v. Lancaster · 569 U.S. 351 (2013)
• Reed v. Goertz · 598 U.S. 230 (2023)
• New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen · 597 U.S. 1 (2022)
• Hamdan v. Rumsfeld · 548 U.S. 557 (2006)

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