Whether the state courts erred in not declaring the unconstitutional mandatory minimum sentencing statute retroactively applicable to cases on collateral review

QUESTION PRESENTED r IS IT A CONSTITUTIONAL ERROR THAT CONFLICTS WITH UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT HOLDINGS WHERE STATE COURTS FOUND A MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCING STATUTE UNCONSTITUTIONAL BUT DID NOT DECLARE THE DECISION RETROACTIVELY APPLICABLE TO CASES ON COLLATERAL REVIEW AS IS REQUIRED OF NEW SUBSTANTIVE RULES OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW? . Suggested answer: YES . Pa rn