State v. Short

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that an order of restitution imposed as part of probation undeniably constitutes a “punishment,” and is subject to ex post facto protection
• change in statute after date of offense that granted the ability to enforce an order of restitution beyond the period of probation violated the prohibition against ex post facto laws
• change in statute after date of offense that granted the ability to enforce an order of restitution beyond the period of probation violated the prohibition against ex post facto laws
• “A law which changes the punishment for a crime and inflicts a greater punishment than the law annexed to the crime when it was committed is an ex post facto law.”

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Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

• State v. Lucas
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1997-11-20· cited 356×
• Kitze v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1996-09-24· cited 44×
• Eichelberger v. State
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1996-02-26· cited 23×
• State v. Hensler
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1992-03-20· cited 10×
• In Re: J.H. and L.H.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2013-03-12
• State of West Virginia v. John M. Shaffer, Jr.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2013-03-12
• Opinion No.
  Arkansas Attorney General Reports· 1991-03-06
• State of West Virginia v. William Trampus Widmyer
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2025-05-28

Cites

2 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Calder v. Bull
  Supreme Court· 1798-08-17· cited 1,860×
• State v. R. H.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1980-12-19· cited 31×