Melson v. United States

This is an appeal from a sentence imposed by the trial court pursuant to the Federal Youth Corrections Act (FYCA),1 18 U.S.C. §§ 5005-5026 (1976). Appellant contends that it was error for the trial judge to impose sentence under the FYCA because the repeal of the FYCA took effect before the sentencing hearing. The government argues that the ex post facto clause of the Constitution requires that the FYCA remain available as a sentencing option for all offenses committed before the date of its repeal. We hold that the provisions of the FYCA were not available on November 8, 1984, for the…