Does Section 1001.36 of the California Penal Code violate the constitutional prohibitions against ex post facto laws?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Thompson, E070503 (Cal. App. 2019):
Const., art. I, 9, 10.) We disagree. Division One of this court recently determined that the January 1, 2019-effective amendment to Penal Code section 1001.36 does not violate the constitutional prohibitions against ex post facto laws. (People v. Cawkwell (2019) 34 Cal.App.5th 1048, 1053-1054.)
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