House v. Bell
| House v. Bell | |
|---|---|
| Argued January 11, 2006 Decided June 12, 2006 | |
| Full case name | Paul Gregory House, Petitioner v. Ricky Bell, Warden |
| Docket no. | 04-8990 |
| Citations | 547 U.S. 518 (more) 126 S. Ct. 2064; 165 L. Ed. 2d 1; 2006 U.S. LEXIS 4674 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 311 F.3d 767 (6th Cir. 2002); cert. denied, 539 U.S. 937 (2003); 386 F.3d 668 (6th Cir. 2004); cert. granted, 545 U.S. 1151 (2005). |
| Holding | |
| Post-conviction DNA forensic evidence can be considered in death penalty appeals. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Kennedy, joined by Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
| Concur/dissent | Roberts, joined by Scalia, Thomas |
| Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. IV | |
House v. Bell, 547 U.S. 518 (2006), is a United States Supreme Court case challenging the permissibility of new DNA forensic evidence that becomes available post-conviction, in capital punishment appeals when those claims have defaulted pursuant to state law. The Court found that admitting new DNA evidence was in line with Schlup v. Delo (1995), which allows cases to be reopened in light of new evidence.