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CARMELL v. TEXAS

No. 98-7540.

529 U.S. 513 (2000)

CARMELL v. TEXAS

United States Supreme Court.

Decided May 1, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Bernstein, by appointment of the Court, 527 U.S. 1051, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Carter G. Phillips, Katherine L. Adams, and Paul A. Hemmersbaugh.

John Cornyn, Attorney General of Texas, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Andy Taylor, First Assistant Attorney General, Linda S. Eads, Deputy Attorney General, Gregory S. Coleman, Solicitor General, and Philip A. Lionberger, Assistant Solicitor General.

Beth S. Brinkmann argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Assistant Attorney General Robinson, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Vicki S. Marani.*

Stevens, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Souter, Thomas, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and O'Connor and Kennedy, JJ., joined, p. 553.

Justice Stevens, delivered the opinion of the Court.

An amendment to a Texas statute that went into effect on September 1, 1993, authorized conviction of certain sexual offenses on the victim's testimony alone. The previous statute required the victim's testimony plus other corroborating evidence to convict the offender. The question presented is whether that amendment may be applied in a trial for offenses committed before the amendment's effective date without violating...

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