Clark v. Bissonnette

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

YOUNG, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The petitioner, Richard Clark (“Clark”), has brought a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Having pled guilty to, inter alia, fifteen counts of larceny, Clark now challenges the sentence he received as violative of the Ex Post Facto clause of the United States Constitution.

On March 14, 1997, a Worcester County grand jury returned indictments charging Clark with 14 counts of larceny of property valued over $250.00. Commonwealth v. Clark, 53 Mass.App.Ct. 342, 343-44, 758 N.E.2d 1100 (Mass.App.Ct.2001). On…