Legal Opinion
Garner v. Jones
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 18, 2000No. 99-137PublishedCited by 448 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kennedy
We granted certiorari to decide whether the retroactive application of a Georgia law permitting the extension of intervals between parole considerations violates the Ex Post Fasto Clause. The Court of Appeals found that retroactive application of the change in the law was necessarily an ex post facto violation. In disagreement with that determination, we reverse its judgment and remand for further proceedings.
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In 1974 respondent Robert L. Jones began serving a life sentence after Ms conviction for murder in the State of Georgia. He escaped from prison some five years later and, after…
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