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Woods v. Klinger, 10th Cir. (1999)
Woods v. Klinger, 10th Cir. (1999)
FEB 19 1999
PATRICK FISHER
Clerk
ROBERT O. WOODS,
Petitioner-Appellant,
No. 98-6185
(D.C. No. 98-CV-80)
(W.D. Okla.)
v.
KEN KLINGER,
Respondent-Appellee.
After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined
unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of
This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the
doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. The court
generally disfavors the citation of orders and judgments; nevertheless, an order
and judgment may be cited under the terms and conditions of 10th Cir. R. 36.3.
this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is
therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.
see 28 U.S.C.
2254, on his claim alleging that Oklahomas Truth in Sentencing Act violated
the Ex Post Facto Clause by eliminating the Electronic Monitoring and
Specialized Supervision Programs, Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 57, 510.9 (amended
1997) and 611 (repealed 1997).
Corrections , 866 F.2d 339, 343 (10th Cir. 1989) (ex post facto clause precludes
retroactive increase in actual time inmate must spend in jail prior to supervised
release).
The Ex Post Facto Clause precludes application of a retrospective act
that inflicts a greater punishment, than the law annexed to the crime, when
committed, because such application implicates the central concerns of the
Ex Post Facto Clause: the lack of fair notice and governmental restraint when
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the legislature increases punishment beyond what was prescribed when the crime
was consummated.
30-31 (1981); see also Lynce , 519 U.S. at 447-49 (recognizing force of
argument that retroactive changes in law enacted after conviction and sentence
would not violate Ex Post Facto Clause).
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The judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District
of Oklahoma denying habeas relief is, therefore, AFFIRMED.
Bobby R. Baldock
Circuit Judge
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