What is the test for making a decision purely prospective?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Grobeson v. City Of Los Angeles, B207551, No. BC 150151 (Cal. App. 2010):

10. It is also possible to make a decision purely prospective, in which event the new rule does not apply even to the parties before the court. (Linkletter v. Walker (1965) 381 U.S. 618, 621-622.)

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