Legal Opinion
Brian K. Ellis v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 9, 2000No. 99-3850PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Effective January 1, 1994, the State of Arkansas repealed a statute that had previously afforded prison officials the discretion to award additional good-time credits to prisoners. See House Act of March 16, 1993, 1993 Ark.Acts 536 § 6; Senate Act of March 16, 1993, 1993 ArkActs 558 § 6. Brian K. Ellis, convicted and sentenced in 1992, brought suit claiming that because the repeal took away his ability to be awarded these additional good-time credits the legislation represented an ex post facto violation of his rights. The Arkansas Supreme Court made a thorough review of…
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