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STOGNER, MARIO R. v. CALIFORNIA (34786)
Order dated: 12/02/02Docket number: 01-1757
Action:
The petitions for writs of certiorari are granted.
STOGNER, MARIO R. v. CALIFORNIA (34786)
Order dated: 03/03/03Docket number: 01-1757
Action:
The motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument is granted.
A description of the questions presented by the case has been prepared:
1. Did the California Legislature's abolition of the statute of limitations requirement, which historically comprised an element of the crimes charged, so as to charge Petitioner retroactively, violate the Ex Post Facto Clause? 2. Did the California Legislature's abolition of the Statute of limitations arbitrarily retract a liberty interest the state had conferred on Petitioner?
An opinion has been handed down: