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California Criminal Fine Surcharges Ruled Ex Post Facto
Loaded on April 15, 2005
published in Prison Legal News
April, 2005, page 24
The California Court of Appeals determined that surcharges on fines levied upon criminal convictions were ex post facto where the laws establishing the surcharges were punitive and were enacted after the crimes had been committed.Daniel High was convicted of property and drug offenses suffering eleven years in prison plus ...
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