Legal Opinion

State v. Anthony

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided September 13, 1991No. S-3650PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON REHEARING

COMPTON, Justice.

In State v. Anthony, 810 P.2d 155 (Alaska 1991), we concluded that AS 43.23.-005(d), which makes incarcerated felons ineligible for permanent fund dividends, does not violate the equal protection clause of the Alaska Constitution or the United States Constitution. We did not address whether the statute violates the ex post facto clause of either constitution and therefore grant the appellees’ petitions for rehearing to resolve this issue.

The United States Supreme Court has summarized the characteristics of an ex post facto law as follows:

[A]ny statute…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Flemming v. NestorSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. Hopt v. People of Territory of UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  4. Beazell v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  5. Lindsey v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1937

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Doe v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Gilmore v. Alaska Workers' Compensation BoardAlaska Supreme Court · 1994
  3. State v. SchmidtAlaska Supreme Court · 2014
  4. Hayden v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. John Doe v. Department of Public SafetyAlaska Supreme Court · 2019

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