Stogner v. California
2003 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stogner v. California, 539 U.S. 607 (2003), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, which held that California's retroactive extension of the statute of limitations for sexual offenses committed against minors was an unconstitutional ex post facto law.[2]
Quick Facts Stogner v. California, Argued March 31, 2003 Decided June 26, 2003 ...
Stogner v. California | |
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Argued March 31, 2003 Decided June 26, 2003 | |
Full case name | Marion Reynolds Stogner v. California |
Citations | 539 U.S. 607 (more) 123 S. Ct. 2446; 156 L. Ed. 2d 544 |
Case history | |
Prior | Stogner v. Superior Court of Contra Costa County, 93 Cal. App. 4th 1229, 114 Cal. Rptr. 2d 37 (App. 1st Dist. 2001); cert. granted, 537 U.S. 1043 (2002). |
Holding | |
A law enacted after expiration of a previously applicable limitations period violates the ex post facto clause when it is applied to revive a previously time-barred prosecution.[1] | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Breyer, joined by Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg |
Dissent | Kennedy, joined by Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 9; U.S. Const. amend. XIV |
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