Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Class
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 4, 1997No. NonePublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOSES, Circuit Judge.
[¶ 1] This is an appeal from the circuit court’s denial of writ of habeas corpus. Alvia O. Lewis (Lewis) contends that the South Dakota Board of Pardons and Paroles refusal to give him credit for the sixteen months that he was serving in the Colorado State Penitentiary was a violation of the constitutional prohibition against ex post facto laws. We affirm.
FACTS
[¶2] On September 27, 1985, Lewis was sentenced on charges of aggravated assault and third degree burglary in Pennington County.
[¶3] On the aggravated assault charge, Lewis received a suspended imposition of…
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- Moody v. DaggettSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by13 opinions
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