Hunter v. Ayers.U.S. Appeals Court PAROLE -- POLICIES EX POST FACTO ex post facto adj. Latin for "after the fact," which refers to laws adopted after an act is committed making it illegal although it was legal when done, or increases the penalty for a crime after it is committed. Such laws are specifically prohibited by the U. S. GOOD-TIME Hunter v. Ayers, 336 F.3d 1007 (9th Cir. 2003). A state prisoner one in confinement, or under arrest, for a political offense. See also: State filed a federal habeas corpus habeas corpus (hā`bēəs kôr`pəs) [Lat.,=you should have the body], writ directed by a judge to some person who is detaining another, commanding him to bring the body of the person in his custody at a specified time to a petition, alleging that application of a change in parole regulations removed his right to restoration of lost good time, in violation of the ex post facto clause. The district court granted the writ and the appeals court affirmed. The appeals court held that application of the amended prison regulations to deny the inmate restoration of good time credits violated the ex post facto clause, where the regulations were not amended until after the inmate's offense. The court found that a parole regulation in effect at the time of the infraction Violation or infringement; breach of a statute, contract, or obligation. The term infraction is frequently used in reference to the violation of a particular statute for which the penalty is minor, such as a parking infraction. INFRACTION. was not rendered invalid by a change in the statute governing the good time system, because the new regulation made restoration of forfeited for·feit n. 1. Something surrendered or subject to surrender as punishment for a crime, an offense, an error, or a breach of contract. 2. Games a. credits discretionary, rather than mandatory, and did not prohibit the restoration of good time. (California Department of Corrections) |
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