Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Gosier v. Illinois

516 U.S. 872

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1995-10-02
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • a case which breaks with past precedent is not applicable retroactively to cases final on direct appeal but pending in a collateral proceeding
  • defendant parked in back of closed business at 10:00 p.m., recent false burglary alarms at the business, and defendant attempted to leave when he observed officer
  • appellant can overcome waiver by making a showing of ineffective assistance of counsel

Citator

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Sup. Ct. Ill. Certiorari denied.