Riley v. New Jersey State Parole Board, NJ: Supreme Court 2014 - Google Scholar

Riley v. New Jersey State Parole Board, NJ: Supreme Court 2014 - Google Scholar



"A well-established principle of ancient origin is that the legislature cannot increase the punishment for a crime after it has been committed. This simple principle — that after-the-fact laws cannot raise the punishment for earlier committed conduct — is embodied in the Ex Post Facto Clauses of both the Federal and New Jersey Constitutions, U.S. Const. art. I, § 10; N.J. Const. art. IV, § 7, ¶ 3."