Legal Opinion
Collins v. Youngblood
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 21, 1990No. 89-742PublishedCited by 1,671 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
The question presented in this case is whether the application of a Texas statute, which was passed after respondent’s crime and which allowed the reformation of an improper jury verdict in respondent’s case, violates the Ex Post Facto Clause of Art. I, § 10. We hold that it does not.
Respondent Carroll Youngblood was convicted in a Texas court of aggravated sexual abuse. The jury imposed punishment of life imprisonment and a fine of $10,000. After his conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Youngblood applied for a writ of habeas corpus in the State…
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