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WEAVER v. GRAHAM

No. 79-5780.

450 U.S. 24 (1981)

WEAVER v. GRAHAM, GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 24, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. MacDonald, Jr., by appointment of the Court, 446 U.S. 916, argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Wallace E. Allbritton, Assistant Attorney General of Florida, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Jim Smith, Attorney General.

JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

Florida, like many other States, rewards each convicted prisoner for good conduct and obedience to prison rules by using a statutory formula that reduces the portion of his sentence that he must serve. In this case, we consider whether a Florida statute altering the availability of such "gain time for good conduct"1 is unconstitutional as an ex post facto law when applied to petitioner...

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