State v. Rolen
665 So. 2d 1176, 1994 WL 863267
Opinion
WRIT DENIED.
We reiterate our holding in State v. Rolen, 642 So.2d 325 (La.App. 2d Cir.1994), writ denied:
Act 669 of 1993 punishes conduct occurring after its effective date. It does not punish as a crime an act previously committed which was prescribed or innocent when done, make more burdensome the punishment for a crime after that crime was committed, or deprive the defendant of any defense to a crime that was legally available when the crime was committed. See Collins v. Youngblood, 497 U.S. 37, 110 S.Ct. 2715, 111 L.Ed.2d 30 (1990); State v. Sepulvado, 342 So.2d 630 (La.1977).
The constitutional provision against ex post facto laws does not limit legislative control of remedies and modes of procedure for prosecuting and punishing crimes occurring after the legislature acts. See Beazell v. Ohio, 269 U.S. 167, 46 S.Ct. 68, 70 L.Ed. 216 (1925). Accord: Dobbert v. Florida, 432 U.S. 282, 97 S.Ct. 2290, 53 L.Ed.2d 344 (1977).
Further review is not warranted.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
State v. Rolen, 665 So. 2d 1176, 1994 WL 863267 (La. Ct. App. 1995).
665 So. 2d 1176 (State v. Rolen) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
Related
Beazell v. Ohio
269 U.S. 167 (Supreme Court, 1925)
Dobbert v. Florida
432 U.S. 282 (Supreme Court, 1977)
Collins v. Youngblood
497 U.S. 37 (Supreme Court, 1990)
State v. Sepulvado
342 So. 2d 630 (Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1977)
State v. Rolen
642 So. 2d 325 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 1994)