Solem v. Stumes, 465 U.S. 638 (1984), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that its decision in Edwards v. Arizona (1980) should not be applied retroactively.

Solem v. Stumes
Argued November 28, 1983
Decided February 29, 1984
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
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
MajorityWhite, joined by Burger, Blackmun, Rehnquist, O'Connor
ConcurrencePowell
DissentStevens, joined by Brennan, Marshall
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