Legal Opinion
State v. Creekpaum
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided February 13, 1987No. A-1228PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRYNER, Chief Judge.
In this case, we are asked to decide whether a retroactive extension of the statute of limitations in a criminal case violates the constitutional prohibition against ex post facto laws. We conclude that it does.
On May 17, 1985, Robert C. Creekpaum was indicted for one count of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of AS 11.41.410(a). The assault was alleged to have occurred more than five years previously, on March 12,1980. At that time, the general five-year statute of limitations was applicable to the offense. See AS 12.10.-010. In 1983, the Alaska…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
- Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Hopt v. People of Territory of UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. NunnSupreme Court of Kansas · 1989
- Commonwealth v. BargeronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- State v. CreekpaumAlaska Supreme Court · 1988
- State v. MouserCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1991
- Murphy v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1994
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