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Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Rose, S.

Citations

  • 127 A.3d 794
  • 633 Pa. 659
  • 2015 Pa. LEXIS 2663
  • 2015 WL 7283338

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  • holding that an ex post facto law is, inter alia, one that inflicts greater punishment than the law annexed to the crime when committed.
  • holding “the imposition of a more severe sentence based on a statute that was amended after the act was committed, but prior to the result of that act, violates the ex post facto prohibition”
  • holding “imposition of a sentence in excess of that 5 On October 26, 2018, Culbert filed both a notice of appeal and concise statement of errors complained of on appeal pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 1925(b
  • stating penal law is ex post facto if (1) it is applied to events occurring before its enactment and (2
  • “The ex post facto prohibition is concerned with legislative acts, as opposed to judicial decisions.” (citing Rogers v. Tennessee, 532 U.S. 451 (2001)
  • “imposition of a more severe sentence based on a statute that was amended after the act was committed . . . violates the ex post facto prohibition”

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Judges: Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Todd, Stevens

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