Legal Opinion
State v. Wilson
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 31, 2003No. Nos. 49174-1-I; 50496-7-IPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrosse, J.
A law is an ex post facto law when it makes
more burdensome the punishment for a crime, or increases the quantum of punishment for a crime, after its commission. The law here, increasing punishment for a third violation of a no-contact order, was enacted nearly five years before Richard Wilson committed his third violation. It applied prospectively to Wilson’s future conduct, did not increase the punishment for his past conduct, and therefore did not violate ex post facto law. Further, because the law applied prospectively, it was not retroactive so as to upset the expectations of Wilson’s…
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