Legal Opinion

State v. T.P.M.

New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division

Decided March 29, 1983PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

KING, J.A.D.

This appeal draws into question the constitutional validity of N.J.S.A. 2C:52-25, L.1979, c. 178, § 132, which makes the ex-pungement chapter of the Code of Criminal Justice retroactive in all respects. N.J.S.A. 2C:52-25 states: “This chapter shall apply to arrests and convictions which occurred prior to, and which occur subsequent to, the effective date of this act [September 1, 1979].” Appellant contends that retroactive application violates the Ex Post Facto and Due Process Clauses of the United States Constitution. The Law Division…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. State v. FortinSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2004
  2. People v. D.K.B.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1993
  3. Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance v. New Jersey Property-Liability InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2013
  4. State v. BurkeCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1991
  5. State v. HumanikNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1985

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