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U.S. Parole Law Amendment Ruled Ex Post Facto as Applied
by John E. Dannenberg
The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that a 1987 change to the U.S. Sentencing Reform Act (SRA) (18 U.S.C. § 4206(c)) that allowed for parole eligibility to be extended beyond the original statutory guideline range was ex post facto if applied to convictions predating ...
The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that a 1987 change to the U.S. Sentencing Reform Act (SRA) (18 U.S.C. § 4206(c)) that allowed for parole eligibility to be extended beyond the original statutory guideline range was ex post facto if applied to convictions predating ...
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