United States Eighth Circuit

Arkansas's repeal of statute allowing award of discretionary meritorious good-time credits does not violate the Constitution's ex post facto clause because losing an opportunity to earn discretionary good time does not increase a sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/09/2000
• Published 11/09/2000

Judges

• BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before BOWMAN and BEAM, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James J. Lessmeister, Little Rock, Arkansas, argued, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• O. Milton Fine, II, Little Rock, Arkansas, argued, for appellee.