Article I, Sections 9 and 10 of the Constitution prohibit the passage of ex post facto laws. Ex post facto laws retroactively criminalize conduct that was legal at the time it was committed; ex post facto laws would...
ex post facto
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The Latin translation of ex post facto is “from a thing done afterward.”
In a legal context, ex post facto is most typically used to refer to a criminal statute that punishes actions retroactively, thereby criminalizing...
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Does using Sentencing Guidelines promulgated after the time of a convicted defendant’s crime in sentencing that defendant violate the Constitution’s ban on retroactive laws?
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