Legal Opinion
State v. Wood
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided March 4, 1981No. O-80-658, O-80-659PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNISH, Judge:
The single issue presented is whether the application of the 1976 amendment of 57 O.S.Supp.1980, § 138 1 dealing with compu tation of time credits operates as an ex post facto law denying the appellees due process. 2 Oral argument was held in this Court on November 6,1980, and briefs filed by all parties have been carefully considered.
Prior to 1976, § 138 provided for pre-cred-iting of time credits for work and good conduct as applied against the full term of a defendant’s sentence by the Department of Corrections. These credits were mandatory, provided the inmate had no…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Bickman v. DeesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Ex Parte RidleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1910
- Maghe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1967
- Conn v. PageCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1969
3Cited by4 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Henry v. MahlerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- Spradling v. MaynardDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1981
- Felix Scott Jr. v. Larry A. Fields Attorney General of the State of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- Matter of SandersCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1981