Legal Opinion

Dennis K. Chandler v. Andrew A. Pallito

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided September 23, 2016No. 2016-016PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.

¶ 1. Plaintiff Dennis Chandler appeals a decision by the Superior Court, Washington Unit, Civil Division, denying his claim for summary judgment and granting the summary judgment motion filed by the Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Corrections. Plaintiff claims that several statutes and policies enacted after his incarceration had the collective effect of retroactively increasing the length of his sentence and, as a result, violated the Ex Post Facto Clause of the U.S. Constitution. We affirm, concluding that, because the statutes and policies did not retroactively alter or limit the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
  2. California Department of Corrections v. MoralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Lynce v. MathisSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  4. Peugh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  5. Carmell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Kirk WOOL v. Andrew PALLITO, Commissioner Bernard Carter v. Lisa Menard, CommissionerSupreme Court of Vermont · 2018
  2. Bruyette v. MenardVermont Superior Court · 2017
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