--- title: "Griffith v. Kentucky" citation: "479 U.S. 314 (1987)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-GRIFFITH-479-US-314" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-479/pdf/USREPORTS-479-314.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-GRIFFITH-479-US-314/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Griffith v. Kentucky ## Holding or rule used Direct-review finality definition and application of new constitutional rules to cases not yet final. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked direct-review module; actual deadlines, records, issues, waivers, local rules, and circuit applications remain separate where identified. ## Official source and pinpoints 479 U.S. 314 (1987), 479 U.S. 321 n.6, 328: ## Used in - [Rehearing, Mandate, Certiorari, and Direct-Review Finality](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/50-direct-review/rehearing-mandate-certiorari-and-finality.md)