MBE® Flashcard

WHEN DOES A STATUTE VIOLATE THE EX POST FACTO CLAUSE?

A statute violates this clause if it:

makes criminal an act that was not a crime when committed;
prescribes greater punishment for a crime after its commission;
decreases the amount of evidence required for conviction; or
extends the statute of limitations for a crime as to which the previously applicable statute of limitations has already expired.

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MBE® Flashcard

WHEN DOES A STATUTE VIOLATE THE EX POST FACTO CLAUSE?

A statute violates this clause if it:

makes criminal an act that was not a crime when committed;

prescribes greater punishment for a crime after its commission;

decreases the amount of evidence required for conviction; or

extends the statute of limitations for a crime as to which the previously applicable statute of limitations has already expired.

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