Legal Opinion
People v. Callejas
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 18, 2000No. B131626PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, Acting P. J.
The only issue in this appeal is whether the constitutional ban on ex post facto laws prohibits imposing a parole revocation fine on a parolee who committed the underlying offense before the fine was enacted. We hold imposing the fine under these circumstances violates ex post facto principles. Accordingly we will modify the judgment by striking the revocation fine and affirm it in all other respects.
Facts and Proceedings Below
In 1993 Carlos Callejas was arrested for driving while having a blood-alcohol level of .20 or higher. In 1998 he pled nolo contendere to…
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