Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Gonzalez v. Superior Court
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided March 14, 1995No. 1 CA-SA 95-0029PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONTRERAS, Judge.
In this Special Action, we consider whether retroactive application of the 1994 amendment to Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. (“A.R.S.”) section 31-412(C), which prescribes certain voting procedures for granting parole to inmates who are convicted of serious offenses, violates ex post facto principles. We hold that application of section 31-412(C) in this case did not violate the ex post facto clause of either the state constitution or the federal constitution. We accept jurisdiction and grant relief.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In 1982, Marvin Raye Richard (“Richard”), the Real…
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